From toilet paper and hand sanitizer hoarding, to the soaring demand for flour to feed Australia's home baking craze.

Supermarket giant Aldi Australia managing director Tom Daunt says supply chains initially faced enormous pressure because of the unusual demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr Daunt tells ABC's Peter Ryan he wants to see restrictions eased when the health crisis is contained and is cautiously leaving scrutiny of China's role in the pandemic to politicians.

