Brisbane Residents Panic Buy Ahead of 3 Day Snap Lockdown

Brisbane Residents Panic Buy Ahead of 3 Day Snap Lockdown
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 17: People are seen entering Woolworths supermarket in Balmain on March 17, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Jenny Evans/Getty Images
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Residents in the impacted areas of Brisbane, in the southeast of Queensland, have rushed to buy staples ahead of the three-day snap lockdown imposed in the lead up to the Easter long weekend, ignoring the advice of Queensland Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk.

The panic buying comes after Queensland Health identified an outbreak of the British variant of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.