Residents in the impacted areas of Brisbane, in the southeast of Queensland, have rushed to buy staples ahead of the three-day snap lockdown imposed in the lead up to the Easter long weekend, ignoring the advice of Queensland Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk. The panic buying comes after Queensland Health identified an outbreak of the British variant of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “Please don’t rush out and panic buy,” Palaszczuk said on Twitter on Monday. “The supermarkets are full of supplies and will operate as per usual. Groceries and essentials will still be available while we’re in lockdown.” However, residents ignored the appeal, with queues stretching around the corners at various major food retailers by 10 a.m. on Monday, with images of long lines in busy shops going viral on social media. According to The Courier Mail, a woman who was nine-months pregnant was also run into with a …
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