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Tuesday, Mar 31, 2020

Shelves have been completely stripped across the country, with this Sainsbury's store in London looking bare

Food retailers have urged customers to shop responsibly during the coronavirus outbreak as shelves are left stripped of goods. Consumers shop in near empty aisles of a supermarket in London on Friday as consumers worry about product shortages...

Troops will be deployed to guard hospitals and supermarkets, where panic-buying unleashed carnage on Saturday. Pictured: trolleys piled high for delivery are seen at an Asda in London

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