People in several regions of Italy have reacted to coronavirus spreading throughout the country by panic buying, leaving some store shelves empty.
With 165 people infected, Italy has the most coronavirus victims out of any country in Europe. Five people have died.
Footage out of Milan shot yesterday shows some products almost or entirely out of stock.
?This is a supermarket in Milan. Sunday, February 23rd, 7:30pm. Hard to explain #coronavirus #CoronavirusOutbreak #coronavirusitalIa #coronaviruslombardia pic.twitter.com/JfgeXg4gl8
— LorenzoDeVidovich (@ldv_ldv) February 23, 2020
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Ma in che senso ? #COVID19italia #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/ENEV848vMG
— Sairy_94 (@Tupa_94) February 24, 2020
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Some residents flippantly likened the situation to a “zombie apocalypse.”
Ma che bello vivere un apocalisse zombie.#coronavirusitalia #Milano #coronavirus #COVID19italia #Esselunga #COVID19 #WuhanCoronavirus pic.twitter.com/I8h1gFyfoS
— Raffaele W.F. (@ralph090) February 24, 2020
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#coronavirusitalia #milano oh my pic.twitter.com/5YvdzaxA1R
— marco (@mrvnbz) February 23, 2020
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Italians hoarding 'essentials' to survive #coronavirus#coronavirusitalia #COVID19italia pic.twitter.com/mgHVu0MUfk
— Antonio García (@media_maquina) February 23, 2020
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Lock downs are in place in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, with 50,000 people being unable to leave without special permission.
Numerous museums, cinemas, bars, businesses and schools have also shut down and sporting activities have been suspended.
The Venice Carnival was also cancelled, while designer Giorgio Armani streamed his Milan Fashion Week event from an empty theater.
The panic is largely being driven by the speed at which coronavirus cases in Italy jumped from just 3 on Thursday to over 150 by the end of the weekend.
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