Coronavirus UK: Are supermarkets the new superspreaders?

A heartbroken son has begged people to stay indoors and obey social distancing after his mother, 87, died from coronavirus after shopping in Asda, amid fears that supermarkets could become superspreaders of the killer illness. Shoppers were pictured squeezing together at supermarkets up and down the country this morning, ignoring social distancing rules from the … Read more

Supermarket delivery system appears close to collapse

Online shopping meltdown: Supermarket delivery system appears close to collapse as stores struggle to cope with deluge of orders during coronavirus crisis Daily Mail survey found no delivery slots available from any mainstream stores  No orders could be placed from Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose and Ocado  Boris Johnson suggested locked-down Britons should arrange food … Read more

Tesco stops selling skimmed milk and scraps multi-buy offers

Tesco stops selling skimmed milk and scraps multi-buy offers in bid to ensure supply of essential goods after coronavirus panic-buyers strip shelves The supermarket giant will only sell the more popular two and four-pint cartons   Local dairy farms have been drafted to shore up the supply chain in rural areas  It comes after a wave … Read more

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin tells his 40,000 staff to go to work at Tesco amid coronavirus pandemic

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has told his 40,000 staff to work at Tesco during the coronavirus lockdown, after furious workers revealed they wouldn’t be getting their salaries until the end of April  The popular pub chain was forced to close after Boris Johnson ordered people to stay at home in the battle against the killer … Read more

NHS staff are left in tears as staff greet them with applause and flowers at UK supermarkets

NHS workers across the country have been left in tears after shop workers greeted them with applause and flowers at UK supermarkets during a dedicated shopping hour for key workers amid coronavirus panic buying. Supermarkets up and down the country including Tesco and Sainsbury’s enforced a shopping hour just for key workers last week after … Read more

Mother’s Day mayhem as hundreds of panic-buyers flock to supermarkets

Hundreds of shoppers were spotted queuing outside supermarkets on Mother’s Day this morning as self-isolation cancels celebrations.  Eager shoppers were seen queuing outside a Tesco in Cheshunt just before it opened its doors to NHS workers and emergency staff in a bid to help them buy essentials before panic buyers ransack the shelves.  Shop workers … Read more

Mother’s Day mayhem as hundreds of panic-buyers flock to supermarkets

Hundreds of shoppers were spotted queuing outside supermarkets on Mother’s Day this morning as self-isolation cancels celebrations.  Eager shoppers were seen queuing outside a Tesco in Cheshunt just before it opened its doors to NHS workers and emergency staff in a bid to help them buy essentials before panic buyers ransack the shelves.  Shop workers … Read more

Tesco boss calls for calm in stores amid coronavirus chaos

The boss of Britain’s largest retailer has pleaded with panicbuyers to search their conscience and ask themselves: ‘Do I need everything in my trolley?’  Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis called for calm as store shelves were yesterday stripped bare again and massive queues formed outside stores across the UK.  Pleading with shoppers to pause for … Read more

NHS boss slams selfish panic-buyers and demands they STOP clearing Britain’s shelves

The government today scolded ‘shameful’ panic-buyers and pleaded with the frenzied shoppers to consider more vulnerable people before emptying the nation’s supermarkets. The coronavirus death toll in the UK has hit 233 as a further 53 people died in England alone in the worst 24 hours yet.  Environment Secretary George Eustice told people to ‘calm … Read more

NHS boss slams selfish panic-buyers and demands they STOP clearing Britain’s shelves

The government today scolded ‘shameful’ panic-buyers and pleaded with the frenzied shoppers to consider more vulnerable people before emptying the nation’s supermarkets. The coronavirus death toll in the UK has hit 233 as a further 53 people died in England alone in the worst 24 hours yet.  Environment Secretary George Eustice told people to ‘calm … Read more