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Manx shoppers don't feel the need to panic buy

Concern remains low but some shops out of products

Douglas shoppers who spoke to Manx Radio yesterday don't feel the need to panic buy, despite the growing number of coronavirus cases in the UK.

The latest figure in the UK shows 319 cases and this has led to many people stockpiling certain items.

Products such as toilet roll, hand sanitiser and some tinned foods have been disappearing off supermarket shelves - to be on hand if people are forced to 'self-isolate.'

There is evidence of similar "panic buying" on the Island.

These people feel it's a waste of time given there are no confirmed cases on the Isle of Man:

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