Coronavirus: Taiwan urges no panic buying as new COVID-19 rules kick off


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Officials say there is no need to panic buy or hoard food. Photo credit: Reuters Taiwan appealed to people to avoid panic buying of items such as instant noodles and toilet paper as new curbs on gatherings and movement took effect to rein in the spread of COVID-19 during a spike in domestic infections. Taiwan raised its coronavirus alert level in the capital, Taipei, and the surrounding city, on Saturday, imposing two weeks of restrictions that will shut many venues and limit gatherings. It reported 206 new domestic infections on Sunday. read more While total infections since the pandemic began...