China Virus-Hit Wuhan Residents Scramble to Stockpile Supplies as Lockdown Ensues

A lockdown of the central Chinese city believed to be epicenter of the virus outbreak that has killed at least 17 people.

Security personnel check the temperature of passengers in the Wharf at the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on Jan. 22, 2020. Getty Images

A lockdown of the central Chinese city believed to be epicenter of a deadly virus outbreak, has caused panic as residents scrambled to stockpile supplies and face masks, according to reports.

Wuhan residents queued up for petrol and rushed to clear out supermarket shelves on Jan. 23 following a quarantine of the central city of 11 million effective 10 a.m.