To be more responsible and to think of others, the Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Justis, called on the people in Britain, referring to the panic markets that have been observed in recent weeks in the country's supermarkets.
"Buying more than you need means that others may be left without what they need," said the minister, who on Saturday briefed the public on the British government's efforts to tackle the new coronavirus pandemic.
Helen Dickinson, general manager of the British Retail Consortium, who appeared on the minister's side during the briefing from Downing Street, revealed that in the last three weeks, consumers have spent 1 XNUMX billion on food. "So we have to make sure we eat some of them," he commented.
She assured that there is plenty of food in the supply chain, noting that there is only a question of adequacy of drivers and refueling trucks.
NHS England Medical Director Steven Powers commented that "we should all be really ashamed", citing a viral video of a British nurse crying after a 48-hour shift in an intensive care unit when she was unable to find food. .
The Minister of Food likened the increase in demand to the movement during the Christmas period, in turn assuring the adequacy of products.
It also did not rule out military assistance in distributing food to citizens who need to be placed in voluntary isolation, either because of their age and illness or because of symptoms. Covid-19.
Meanwhile, health authorities in Scotland have announced the seventh death in local hospitals, which means that there are now 178 patients who have died in the UK.
In Scotland the confirmed cases in the last 24 hours increased by 51 to 373, in Wales they increased by 89 to 280 and in Northern Ireland by 22 to 108.
Even before the announcement of the new cases in England, the total number of confirmed coronavirus patients in the UK has exceeded 4.000.
Source: KYPE