Top doc urges calm over toilet roll panic buying
AMA president Dr Tony Bartone says there's no need for bunker mentality as patients stock up on staples amid spreading coronavirus fears
AMA president Dr Tony Bartone is doing his bit to stop worried patients from stripping supermarkets bare in response to the coronavirus threat, urging calm to keep toilet paper on the shelves.
His comments come after reports that Australians are stockpiling items — including hand sanitiser, pasta, rice, bottled water and toilet paper — as concerns about the impacts of the spread of COVID-19 grow.
