March 18, 2020, 03:35 AM
Eventually caving in to their fears, Malaysians ended up panic buying groceries at Tesco and Giant on March 16, 2020, as they collectively gave in to their fear of Covid-19 and the lockdown affecting supplies as Malaysia closed its borders.
Come on Malaysian..
— Khairul Azri (@mkhairulazri) March 16, 2020
Please don't do panic buying.
Location: Tesco Cheras, 11:30 AM. pic.twitter.com/JYyYIHmctk
This occurred more than a month after Singaporeans panic bought groceries on Feb. 7.
Malaysians sprung into action and raced down the aisles of supermarkets even before Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on March 16 officially announced a lockdown of the country.
The usual items swept up during panic buying included instant noodles and toilet paper.
Mass buying of groceries continued on March 17.
The car park outside a supermarket was filled with vehicles on a weekday morning.
Panic buying continues today.. This is the Tesco Extra, Sg Dua Carpark which normally is empty at 9am..
— Boo Soon Yew 🇲🇾 (@BooSoonYew67) March 17, 2020
Today sudah macam rebut rebut masuk carpark, keluar carpark..
UNNECESSARY #COVID19 panic in #Malaysia !! #COVID19malaysia pic.twitter.com/2brH11hucK
Aware of how ridiculousness they look now, Malaysians took to social media to call out fellow Malaysians for hoarding, as Malaysians had previously mocked Singaporeans for panic buying.
A month a go we laughed at Singaporean. But now look at our people 🙃
— Nuunaa's🏴🇵🇸 (@WaddupNunaa) March 16, 2020
Pebenda orang malaysia ni nak panic sangat and selfish. Haritu kemain kutuk orang singapore buat panic buying sekarang dia pun 2x5. Apoo!! pic.twitter.com/hB9d6oHCtb
— 𝒜𝒷𝑒 𝒿 (@iamajayrahman) March 16, 2020
This collective behaviour prompted the defence ministry in Malaysia to sound out, informing the public not to panic.
TIDAK PERLU ADA “PANIC BUYING”
— MINDEF Malaysia (@MINDEFMalaysia) March 17, 2020
"Masyarakat dimohon agar TIDAK PERLU MEMBUAT PEMBELIAN PANIK BARANGAN KEPERLUAN "
Yakinlah, pada usaha KKM menerusi pesanan khidmat sosial yang diberikan berkait dengan langkah-langkah penjagaan KEBERSIHAN & kesihatan yang sewajarnya. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/z1b5609GJr
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