People fight over toilet paper in Australian supermarkets

A brawl occurred this Saturday for toilet paper in a supermarket in Australia in a context of panic in the face of
coronavirus. A video widely reported on the Internet shows three women pulling their hair, shouting and fighting for a large package of PQ from a Sydney grocery store.

One of the women shouts, “I only want a package! While the other two protect a cart full of several packages. Two staff members intervene to end the fight and the police have been called.

Police try to calm people down

This event as well as other brawls pushed the police to call for calm. “It’s not Mad Max,” a New South Wales police official told reporters. “We don’t have to do this. “

Pls STOP! Calm common sense would tell us if some individuals were not buying excessive numbers of toilet rolls … there would be no problem. Don’t make it difficult for the vulnerable, elderly, people with disabilities to find basic necessities.@NSWHealth pic.twitter.com/PPVnmCaoPX

– Brad Hazzard (@BradHazzard) March 7, 2020

“PLEASE STOP! “The New South Wales state health minister tweeted this Saturday, posting a photo of rays from shops empty. “Common sense would tell us that if some people did not buy an excessive number of rolls of toilet paper … there would be no problem. “

Supermarket chains have started rationing toilet paper sales, assuring customers that there is no shortage. More than 70 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Australia. One of the most recent concerns a doctor from the State of Victoria who recently returned from the United States. He has treated approximately 70 patients, despite symptoms of the virus.