South Australians are rushing to stock up on essential items ahead of tomorrow's lockdown despite the police commissioner warning against panic buying.
Key points:
- Most shops will be closed in South Australia from Thursday
- South Australia's police commissioner has warned people not to panic buy
- People have been panic buying
There were long lines at supermarket across Adelaide this afternoon, along with bottle shops and businesses selling face masks.
From Thursday, most businesses will be closed for six days, to stop the Parafield cluster of cases spreading further.
Businesses that will remain open include supermarkets, petrol stations, bottle shops, post offices, banks, vets and medical services.
People have been stripping stores of toilet paper, tissues, masks, hand sanitiser, pasta, bread and rice.
There has also been panic buying in regional areas.
Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said today would be very challenging for retailers.
"Supermarkets are going to be open beyond today, there is no need for people to rush to supermarkets, and if you do go shopping this afternoon, you are going to be managed by staff at the supermarkets," Mr Stevens said.
"This is completely unacceptable — there is no need for panic buying."
Security guards are in place at the Central Market to control crowds.
Mr Stevens warned people to be considerate.
"If you're going to go shopping, think about other people, treat everybody with respect and a bit of kindness," he said.
"Everybody's in the same boat."
Run on face masks
Until now South Australians have been free to go about their lives without wearing face masks, and stores, including pharmacies, are reporting a rush on their supplies of the protective gear.
Pharmacist Greg Scarlett said there were queues outside of his chemist where masks have sold out and that they might not be available for days.
"'There is a run' is an understatement," he said.
"There's a line up outside my door after masks and we've completely sold out here.
"I know that's the case with a lot of community pharmacies at the moment and we're now waiting for more supplies to come in."
One woman the ABC spoke to visited two supermarkets to stock up.
"It's better to be safe than sorry, but [I'm] a bit nervous about the COVID coming back."
Another woman said she was "just getting some cheese and bikkies"
"As long as I've got my Netflix, it's all good. We've got to pull together and go with it," she said.
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