Samsters and sinkies please keep calm. Bro Chun Sing guarantees us that there will be enough food and face masks for all. No need to start a stampede for groceries.
SINGAPORE: Singapore has ample supply of essential food and household items, said Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on Friday (Feb 7), as he sought to reassure the public amid a surge in demand for groceries after the Government raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level to Orange.
Empty shelves and trolleys loaded with items such as instant noodles, toilet paper and milk were seen at several supermarket stores across the country, with NTUC FairPrice reporting "a sudden surge in demand" for groceries and personal hygiene products.
"There is no need to rush for essential supplies like rice or instant noodles," said Mr Chan in a Facebook post.
" Our supply lines for these essentials are intact and there is no risk of us running a shortage of essential food or household items. We also have our national stockpile for essential items," he added.
He urged the public to exercise individual responsibility and not hoard items unnecessarily.
“This will create undue panic and is unhelpful to the situation at hand,” he said.
TOILET PAPER, INSTANT NOODLES "EMPTIED" FROM SHELVES
Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice on Friday reported that several stores experienced "high traffic", leaving some outlets temporarily short of stock.
Items including toilet paper, instant noodles and vegetables were “emptied from the shelves”, said FairPrice in a media release.
It said that it had available stock in its warehouses and was looking to re-stock stores “expeditiously”.
“Stocks for these items remain available and are being dispatched to the stores,” it said.
This comes as Singapore on Friday raised its DORSCON level to Orange from Yellow in light of the novel coronavirus situation.
Three new cases of novel coronavirus were confirmed on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the country to 33.
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