Aussie supermarket chain offers elderly hour

A run of coronavirus panic-buying has gripped Australia and several other countries.

An Australian supermarket chain will start opening its doors exclusively to customers over 60 years of age for one hour a day as part of an effort to ease the burden of panic-buying on the most vulnerable.
"Woolworths Supermarkets will be opening exclusively for the elderly and those with a disability to shop from 7am to 8am," the company said in a statement on Monday.
The measure is expected to come into effect today and run for the rest of the week, when the policy will be reviewed and potentially extended.
A run of coronavirus panic-buying has gripped Australia and several other countries, emptying shelves of basic goods, despite pleas by authorities to stop.
Experts have warned the phenomenon has hit the most vulnerable the hardest, including the elderly and those with disabilities who cannot get to shops every day or are afraid to brave thronged stores.

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