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The UK's biggest supermarkets are being forced to restrict some of their most popular products because of panic-buying.

Six people in Coventry and Warwickshire have now tested positive for coronavirus, and the impact is being felt in stores across the region.

Supermarkets have been forced into action, with Tesco and Boots restricting certain products.

Chemist giant Boots has also responded, reports the M.E.N.

Many people in the region noticed items such as toilet roll, pasta and bread were out of stock.

Supermarkets have now revealed what items they are restricting customers from buying in bulk.

Here is the run-down:

Tesco

Five items per customer maximum on products including:

Calpol

Antibacterial gels, sprays and wipes

Dried pasta

UHT milk

It is understood that reports baked beans are subject to buy limits are incorrect.

At present, Tesco is believed to be the only big supermarket to have imposed limits on certain food items.

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's says is has not imposed any limits.

Asda

Asda has confirmed that the only limit in place, brought in early this week, is on hand sanitiser, which is limited to two bottles per customer.

Morrisons

Morrisons has confirmed that it has not imposed any limits specific to coronavirus-related panic buying.

It says that customers can buy a maximum of 20 of the same item when they are on special offer - but this is in place all year round as a matter of routine.

Boots

Boots meanwhile, is limiting the number of hand sanitizer gels to two per customer.

On Sunday afternoon, all 14 anti bacterial gel products listed on its website were out of stock online.