Panic buying hits Jakarta after announcement of first COVID-19 cases

Tue, March 3, 2020 / 01:46 pm

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Panic buying hit supermarkets and drugstores across Jakarta on March 2 following President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's announcement on the country's first two confirmed cases of COVID-19. Many Jakartans shared their experience at crowded supermarkets where customers were buying goods and supplies in bulk for stockpiling, amid fears over a coronavirus outbreak. (JP/Donny Fernando)

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