Coronavirus Toowoomba: We’re not in lockdown, stop the panic buying

It was a disappointing sight to see toilet paper already flying off the shelves in Toowoomba after the southeast Queensland lockdown began. The worst part? We’re not even in lockdown.

Toilet paper is already flying off the shelves at Toowoomba supermarkets.

It was a disappointing sight to see toilet paper already rushing off the shelves of a Toowoomba supermarket.

That was barely 15 minutes after the southeast Queensland lockdown again, in the wake of two community-transmitted Covid-19 cases.

Yes, the lockdown is pretty close to Toowoomba and some Lockyer Valley shoppers will inevitably travel up the range to do their grocery shopping, but this is ridiculous.

Just a quick reminder to anyone who is confused – Toowoomba Regional Council is not included in the three-day snap lockdown of southeast Queensland.

But even they will be allowed to shop for the essentials for the remainder of the week.

You’d think it goes without saying but I will anyway – panic buying doesn’t help the situation.

Help your fellow shoppers out and leave the essentials for the people who really need it instead of stockpiling.

Instead of focusing on panic buying, we should ensure we’re sticking to the things that are really important when it comes to combating this virus.

That’s maintaining social distancing, ensuring you are washing your hands and wearing a mask when needed.

This is particularly important if you have been in the southeast Queensland pocket since the new restrictions were introduced.

Here’s a couple of other relevant points for the remaining three days if you are confused.

Have you been in the southeast since 6pm Tuesday? You need to follow the lockdown rules.

Those include only leaving the house for essential business.

Been in the southeast between 1am-6pm Tuesday? Time to mask up.