5:07PM · 12 MAR 20

Some people around the country have been stockpiling things like toilet paper and non-perishables following the announcement of school closures this morning.

Professor Patrick Mallon told TheJournal.ie that people should look at what happened across the world before considering this measure.

“By Monday and Tuesday the supermarkets will be stocked up again and people do need to put a plan in place, but the people who really need to do that are those who have to socially distance themselves the most – older people, for example,” Mallon said.

“We don’t want a scenario where everyone has gone in and stripped the shelves in supermarkets bare and elderly neighbours are left with limited options of what they can buy. It’s time to take a step back and think of other people.”

People queuing to shop in Finglas today after Leo Varadkar announced government measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Source: RollingNews.ie