Australians are not stockpiling as much as they were 10 weeks ago marking a change of behaviour among shoppers. This comes as new cases of the COVID-19 disease are declining, which health authorities attribute to good social-distancing practices.
An Essential Vision survey published on April 7, showed that about four-in-five of those surveyed are now sticking by the health advice to stay at home unless strictly necessary and to keep 1.5 metres (4 feet) from others.