They bunch together in aisles to snatch the latest batch of toilet paper.

They spit on cash before paying staff and shun government pleas to stay home so they can continue to buy their daily bottle of wine.

Badly behaved customers are putting pressure on sales people. Credit:Mayu Kanamori

Staff and well-behaved customers are growing increasingly frustrated by shoppers who are ignoring social-distancing rules and touching stock and counters with unsanitised hands.

While authorities have stressed the need to stay at home and practice social-distancing as much as possible in a bid to control the spread of COVID-19, some people continue to flout the orders.