Panic-buyers swarm supermarkets in New Zealand as lockdown is reimposed

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People were seen queuing down streets and car parks were overflowing throughout Auckland.

She promised travellers in the city would be allowed to return home during lockdown, but motorways were still congested as people attempted to make an early exit.

People queue outside a supermarket in Auckland as coronavirus restrictions have been reintroduced in New Zealand Police were called as security tried to control the crowds, which included a woman with her baby who insisted she needed food for the child. ‘There was already a queue snaking outside. I didn’t think I’d even be able to get a park, let alone get the shopping done before the store closed.’Countdown at Manukau and Johnsonville in Wellington experienced similar crowds of shoppers.‘I understand that people are probably feeling a little bit scared, a little angry and a little confused right now. None of us wanted to go back into a lockdown, but we always knew this was a very real possibility,’ he said.

 

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