BEIJING: Beijing residents rushed to supermarkets on Thursday as Chinese officials tried to curb mounting panic over a rumour the capital would be placed under stay-at-home orders.
Beijing residents fear they may face draconian measures similar to those that have trapped most of Shanghai's 25 million people at home for weeks - after what was initially described as a days-long shutdown. Sui Xin, 41, told AFP that he had gone to the store after he read on social media that the capital's officials might keep residents at home.
Long lines of shoppers in masks filled supermarket aisles in the city, many with baskets stocked with fresh vegetables and others carrying sacks of rice.
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