Guangzhou Residents Rush to Stockpile Food as Covid Cases Discovered

Residents of Guangzhou rushed to stockpile food after Covid cases were reported in the southern metropolis, in the wake of reports of food shortages in locked-down Shanghai.

Although local media and officials emphasized that there are sufficient stocks of food, Caixin saw empty shelves in supermarkets, wholesalers, and other major stores after the Guangdong province capital announced it would test all residents on Saturday. The day before, the city reported two symptomatic local cases and an asymptomatic one.