These were the scenes on Monday (March 9) in Tesco Extra, Woolwich, in southeast London as panic buying over the COVID-19 coronavirus was well underway.<br /><br />The pharmacy had signs that they do not sell face masks and that Tesco is out of stock of hand sanitiser.<br /><br />Panic buying led to essentials running low including soap, toilet paper, kitchen roll, antibacterial wipes, and painkillers such as paracetamol & ibuprofen.<br /><br />A notice states that the next delivery of Tesco ibuprofen is expected in almost two weeks, and Tesco paracetamol was out of stock despite a delivery being expected yesterday.<br /><br />This footage follows the first death linked to the coronavirus in London, bringing the total in the UK up to 5.
