
To ensure vulnerable shoppers are not left behind, Woolworths supermarkets has announced a dedicated hour from 7am-8am for elderly shoppers and shoppers with disabilities from tomorrow until at least Friday.
It comes after a weekend where panic and anxiety about COVID-19 well and truly set in, meaning Australian supermarkets have become increasingly chaotic.
Supermarket shelves are being emptied faster than staff can keep up with: The aisle that contains toilet paper, soap and hand sanitiser has become a wasteland, left with maybe a few paper towel rolls and body wash.
There’s been full blown brawls, as the stress leads to verbal abuse being slung and fists being thrown.
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And sadly, many of Australia’s most vulnerable are being left fearful and without crucial supplies.
Woolworth’s announcement comes after The Sunday Project co-host Lisa Wilkinson called for calm and pressed supermarket bosses to make urgent changes.
“I think it’s fair to say that many of us are feeling a little overwhelmed by just how quickly coronavirus is impacting our society.
“Images of people physically attacking each other over rolls of toilet paper would have been simply unimaginable just a few weeks ago. But for anyone who has been to the supermarket in the last couple of days, we know that right now it’s a case of survival of the fittest and sadly the fiercest,” she said.