Is the bulk-buying a form of survival strategy? By limiting your exposure to a possibly toxic environment, you eliminate some of the risks involved, and shopping is where humans gather together to buy items. By scaling down your purchasing activity, or buying more at one visit, you help reduce any threat of infection to yourself, ensuring you continue to work and support your offspring or dependents. Our local big Tesco Superstore was heaving this morning; long queues, lots of piled up trolleys, and some bare rather than empty food aisles. It looks like this is going to be the way of things for the next couple of months, at least, so keep washing those hands, folks.
