8 Feb 2020 - COVID19 situation, OMG!

The current talk of the town is none other than the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) situation.  As of last evening, our government raised the risk assessment from Dorscon Yellow to Dorscon Orange, which introduced a list of additional precautionary measures to minimise the risk of further transmission of the virus in the community.  This announcement had caused many people to panic buy and wiped off daily necessities from the shelves of supermarkets overnight.  Out of curiosity this morning, Javier and I decided to visit the NTUC near our place to take a look before going to the tuition center.  We were shocked to see empty shelves for things such as rice, toilet papers, instant noodles etc.  Furthermore, the queue for the cashier was so long that I think those at the back of the line will have to queue for an hour before it reached their turn.  Is the situation really that bad?  I wonder.........

After sending Javier to his tuition center, I saw this while walking home.  OMG!

Lots of netizens started posting similar scenes in all major supermarkets across the island.  I guess anxiety can really trigger unusual behaviours for many people.  Let's hope the people can take a step back and think rationally.  What we should really do now is to pay more attention to personal hygiene and be more socially responsible so that the virus can be contained.  Life still has to go on and hope we can all get through this soon.