Residents rush to buy supplies

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Shop and Save supermarket in Lautoka adheres to the COVID 19 protocols as people line up to do their shopping. Picture: REINAL CHAND/FT FILE

LAUTOKA City residents rushed to stock up on supplies for the next 12 days when shops and businesses reopened yesterday.

Supermarkets like RB Patel Westpoint and Shop N Save were inundated with customers who bought food items and necessities in bulk in anticipation of further restrictions.

RB Patel Westpoint manager Paul Mani said they noted many customers were panic buying.

“While we expect a drop in sales over the next few days, today was different because a lot of people came in to stock up on their supplies,” he said.

“There was an increase in our sales this morning which we expected because people were panic buying.”

He said the supermarket had also implemented strict COVID-19 protocols.

“AS advised by the Prime Minister on Monday, masks are a must for our employees and for our customers.

“If they do not have their masks, we will not allow them to do their shopping here.

“We are following all of the COVID protocols, as advised by the Health Ministry which also includes making sure our customers have the CareFiji app.

“If they don’t have the CareFiji app then their contact details are taken down by one of our staff who is stationed at the entrance of the supermarket.”

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