Britons form huge queues to purchase toilet roll and strip shelves bare as panic-buying continues
Daily MailCoronavirus panic-buying unleashed carnage on British supermarkets today as hordes of shoppers gutted the nation's food and toilet roll aisles. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rock everyday life for millions around the world: Ten over-60s died of the virus in the past 24 hours in the deadliest day of the UK's outbreak so far; An expert warned over 20million Britons could be infected with the virus by the summer; Spain was put on a nationwide lock-down after cases soared by a third overnight to 5,753; France went into lock-down with restaurants, shops, cinemas and cafés to shut for the foreseeable future; President Trump revealed he had been tested for the infection and was awaiting results, with new measures in place to screen anyone in his close proximity; Iran's death toll rose to 611 as the regime scrambles to contain one of the world's worst outbreaks. Trolleys piled high for delivery are seen as shoppers queue at the checkout of Asda in London amid coronavirus hysteria Coronavirus panic-buying unleashed carnage on British supermarkets today as hoards of shoppers gutted the nation's food and toilet roll aisles Shoppers panic-buying toilet rolls in Savers, north London, as the number of confirmed UK Covid-19 cases surpassed 1,110 Shoppers were seen in winding lines at supermarkets as they tried to get their hands on toilet roll, hand sanitiser and tinned goods Panic-buying Britons are seen in a London Tesco this morning stockpiling on toilet roll and vital items Shoppers stand in queues by the tills in Tesco Extra in Surrey Quays, south east London Crowds gathered on paths beside Sainsbury's in Ladbroke Grove and Savers in Wood Green, both London, as the threat of a lockdown looms Shelves in this Sainsbury's superstore in London have been cleaned out after people started stockpiling due to the coronavirus threat the the country Another bizarre picture shows a man dressed in a combat-style hazmat suit carrying 27 toilet rolls in Bath British Retail Consortium members sent a joint letter to consumers asking everyone to work together to ensure there is enough food for the country. Surrey Quays' Tesco Extra saw huge at the tills as people continued to panic buy in south east London People are rushing to superstores to grab goods before the coronavirus peaks Toilet roll shelves have been completely raided at Sainsbury's in London immediately after it opened at 7am Shoppers were shocked after spotting a person wearing a full hazmat suit at a Tesco store in Somerset on Friday Consumers shop in near empty aisles of a supermarket in London on Friday as consumers worry about product shortages Consumers shop in near empty aisles of a supermarket in London on Friday afternoon, with numerous empty packages left by the aisle FRANCE AND SPAIN IN VIRUS LOCKDOWN France is set to go on lockdown with all non-essential public locations to close tonight as the coronavirus death toll in the country soars to 91. The World Health Organisation has said that Europe is the new epicentre of the virus The dramatic rise in deaths comes as Boris Johnson made the decision to ban all mass gatherings and sports events from next weekend The first UK death from coronavirus was announced on March 5, and Saturday's announcement of 10 deaths is by far the largest number of deaths announced on a single day in the UK since the outbreak took hold.