'Mangaluru fully shut from tomorrow, essential goods to be delivered at doorsteps - MP Nalin


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 25: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, has said that the city will be completely shut down from Thursday, March 26 onwards.

He said that the people were given time to go out of their houses to buy essentials today. But from tomorrow, this will not be allowed. "We are discussing with officials of all departments about ways to manage the situation. Essential things and facilities people need, will be delivered at their doorsteps. We are sorting out how to deliver the items on behalf of the government and mode of delivery of items to apartment complexes," he clarified.

On the issue of large number of patients coming into Dakshina Kannada from Kasargod, Nalin noted that highest number of patients had come into the city yesterday from Kerala. "Therefore, the district administration has taken a decision. Under the present circumstances, the hospitals in the city would not be sufficient for our purpose. Therefore, it has been decided not to allow any vehicles including ambulances into the city. All the ambulances would be blocked from entering Dakshina Kannada district at Talapady border. The district borders have been sealed and vehicles coming in are being turned back," he explained.

 

  

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  • Teresa, Bejai new rd.mlore.felicity 2 1202

    Sat, Mar 28 2020

    Theres no facility for lone Sr.citizen. v cannot go out seeing the crowd I turned no vegetable no fruits I have a permanent patient' in my house.to day I caled shri Tejaswinee surya m l a .cant the m.p make some arrangements for senior citizens.

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  • Rajaram M.Rao, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 26 2020

    Instruct all corporaters to take responsibility of daily needs distribution

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  • Suresh kamath, MANGALURU

    Thu, Mar 26 2020

    Respected sir mr kateel what about individual houses for essential and meficines

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  • surendra Dhruw, Surathkal

    Thu, Mar 26 2020

    Please provide doorstep delivery number for vegetables n other daily needs

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  • Pramod, Ptamod. Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Please give contact detail of suppliers.
    None of e commerce sites are taking order.
    Whom should be contact in emergency.
    Please let us know.
    It's true that people are not following social distancing.
    We have to pay huge price for this latter.
    Please be responsible in your approach.
    I request government to chalk out clear plan and inform people about it
    God bless

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  • GK, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Prevention is better than cure and even if the Gov is late it's better Late than Never. I am sure none of us want to he in a situation like Italy and Spain. Let's not discuss if it right or wrong now, let's just be responsible Indians. Bharat Mata ki Jai.

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  • u t shenoy, mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    I suggest let them decentralize d supply d essentials wardwise in city corporation area on different time schedule n allow on d basis of per house one person with weeklong ration.

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  • Vishwanath Prabhu, Karangalpady

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Great Idea, systematic implementation is need of the hour as many people have not stored essential items for more than a week requirement .

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Just think twice! Is it possible to deliver the supplies to each and every home in MANGALORE for 21 days???

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Is there any sense in such kind of a spontaneous diktat! This is not Germany or Finland that they will be able to supply essential commodities from house to house in such a densely populated place?

    What about life saving medicines; how will the orders go to the chemist, and who is going to supply the same to each house?

    People who have zilch idea of the logistical impossibility in implementation of such ideas can only think of doing so! That too, he is in discussion with the authorities, but before finalising details issues a diktat!

    Instead of implementing a rational idea, these sort of pseudo plans will create utter chaps & makes matter out of control!

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  • Ravi, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    This is only rise panic in people's mind. City ways of living compared to a small town is so different. Online delivery. Are you joking?

    Govt should have taken measures much longer when the corona virus entered india. They didn't quarantine much people as needed and now all of us are suffering this. And now to remove the guilt of the mistakes made by the govt we all here should suffer this lockdown without proper necessities for our daily living.

    Yes I encourage people to stay at home but where are the assurance that food supply will be there at any cost. This is why the panic. No clarity on anything. Every govt at every state has their own versions. People are being belted just for going out to buy groceries.

    IS THIS HOW GOVT WANTS TO HANDLE THE LOCKDOWN. ???

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    There is no centralized decision making; everyone is giving his own diktats!

    Yesterday some 2500 unchecked migrants wriggled from Bangalore to Kundapura?? What was this guy & CM doing then???

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Statements of Police Chief and (today's full list of) home ministry complete differs from Nalinanna's statement. All are fully confusing us. Thinking of 6 to 12 , the shops will remain open in order to avoid gathering many stayed at home. Now, after the curfew govt is planning... and it will take time in implementing and supplying the essentials at the door step... . It's not easy task for them also. In this only strong ones will succeed in getting the items and others not....same like municipal water... At least to make dal also, we need other ingredients like jeerige, mustard, chilli, onion etc. May I request to the authorities to allow people to buy in the morning two hours and everything two hours...

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    These spontaneous haphazard diktats will add to the stressors of already anxious citizens!

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Rudolph...because of few people who act and run to the shops as if sky is falling on their head and break all the rules laws and regulations, rest of the citizens suffer. What to say? Really really we live in a fools paradise...some think only they should survive and not their neighbours...

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  • Sunil K, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    @Cynthia - your wish may become a curse. What if they decide for 2 hours but between 5 - 7 am - will that work for you ?

    I believe that time should be lengthened (perhaps 6am - 4pm) to avoid the current over-crowding.

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Agree sir...you are correct....let not be a curse to anyone....but boon!! thanks..

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  • chris, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    first let the govt announce financial aid or Package

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Financial aid of additional tax of ₹8 on petrol is on the way...hehe

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  • Chiguru, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Only 1 kg of rice, dal, wheat, sugar and milk per family
    Only basic necessity required now.
    You may be family of 8, you wouldn't require more than this. What are you hoarding for?

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  • Alwin, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    The public representative statement or district administration will give clear cut order instead of confusing people.

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  • Ajay Rebello, Kallianpur

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Sensationalism at its worst. Spend money on testing instead of home delivery which is logistically impossible. Big disigions without any thoght of logistics of implementation seem to be the hallmark of BJP. We had CM tell people not to leave bangaluru to spread the virus to villages and within hours of lockdown thousands were leaving in packed vehicles for villages and CM did volte face and said people are allowed to leave till midnight!

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  • Ann, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Why this measure? Have you had an increase in the number of people reporting illness in the past 24 hours?

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  • Anonymous, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Prevention is better than cure

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  • habeeb, UDUPI

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Mr. Nalin First of all arrange the necessary facilities to Daily wages poor people then everything will be in order.

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  • praveen, mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    There are various options, involve all food delivery apps , e commerce apps and for others.The kirana stores in some places are already accepting orders and informing when ready.
    we can also involve other depts like corporation ward wise volunteers to help seniors, It can be worked out. the apartment societies can prepare a list and coordinate with the nearest supermarket for delivery. Nothing is impossible

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  • Sabino, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Plz open the delivery facility we r not able to get fud

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Yes, Full Shut down should be ordered.

    Elected People's representative from each Panchayat/Municipal/Corporate should take care of supply of daily commodity to his/her respective ward on daily basis for 21 days with proper safety measures like wearing mask & gloves.
    Each day 1 or 2 family members should come forward and assist the elected member in distributing essential commodities.

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  • Harsha DSouza, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Please give pass to one person per house to go out and purchase things and increase the number of hours to 12 so that fewer people will be on road than now. If you can do it keep a counter on each street as a public distribution system machanism.

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  • Ananya Ghosh, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    We need to regulate the number of people coming out. We can learn form other countries. South Korea has regulated the number by birth date. People need to carry their Identity proof where DOB is mentioned. People born on 1 to 5 can take their essential item on Monday, 6 to 10 on Tuesday... So on and forth

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  • James, Bendur

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Supplying essential items to door step is not that easy and a practical solution. Kindly keep vegetable shops and grocery stores open only between 6am to 12noon and keep police to avoid huge gathering. Also don't lati charge on innocent people.

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  • Ivan Pinto, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    I would suggest to keep the grocery shop, vegetable shop, fish and meat shopopem from 6 am to 12 noon so that one person from the house can step out and buy the things.

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  • Agnello, Mangaluru

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Please give the contact no. of the people/authority who will deliver goods to doorsteps.

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Keep shops and medical stores open for money durations so that ppl can get all the essential commodities.. Already panic buying has set in and essentials like sugar, milk, wheat weren't available. Very long queues outside all shops and medical stores.. If such outrageous rules are put in place the situation tomorrow will be worse.. This causes even more crowding in the shops and defeats the entire idea of social isolation.. Think smart and act fast..

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  • J.F D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    You mention about delivering the essential goods at the doorsteps of Apartment complexes only. What about others? Individual houses etc. Necessary arrangements should be properly.

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  • Bikram, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    It will create a panic . Keep shops open for longer duration in each area, following strict guidelines or some routine should be fixed and adhered to. This will create transparency and a sense of confidence. The last thing you want is panic among citizens. Don't let the good work go down the drain!

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  • Shashank Sudhakar, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    @Greeshma
    Don't compare Belgium to India and not even karnataka. belgium is a country having population about 1.1 crores where in Karnataka there are more than 6 crore people. And in India only 2 to 3 crore people pay tax overall. And again to say it's easy to pay the workers in money. Raising voice for poor is good. But not in this way.

    According to me government should provide food for poor people and start a home delivery system so that people don't have to go outside of home. When they take waste from every home in a vehicle this would not be a difficult task for the government 🙂

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  • Reena, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Please give a certain time for people to get what they need on daily basis. So that people don't hoard things in panic. Let everyone take precautions. One person per family to get what they need. Banks also people will have work not everyone is on online banking . So please keep all these open for certain time . Upto 12 also no problem but let not people make misuse of this .

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  • Anand, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    You should encourage small shops who don't allow customer to come inside shops. This system is still there in villages. All super markets there should be strict rules. Check temp. Of each customer. Give hand sanitizer to all.

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  • Rehna, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Nalin idea is good. But how can a family have their food. So plan a way out so that groceries are bought. If time limit is fixed then there will be rush at the groceries. You have got power that means you have to act . What people need is daily food. Stop giving advices and act fast.

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  • AD, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    If people are assured that essentilas and groceries are available the rush will come down within a few days. Complete lockdown will create a complete chaos when lockdown is relaxed . So govts duty is to ensure essentials are availqble for all during daytime hours

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  • Observer, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Ground reality will be different.

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  • wilma, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    They should go area wise n announce only 1 person per house should b allowed n also strict distance frm person to person should b maintained. I saw on tv channel they r drawing some circles on the ground n person is supposed to stay in that. And also there will be some one selfish among us . see that no one is allowed to buy extra so that everyone gets the daily essentials. Better to carry milk and announce. And dont close it by 12 keep open for longer hrs so that there is no panic buying.

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  • Madhava Rao, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Open Grocessy, Vegitable shops 2 days in a week. Open Milk booths on alternative days. This could be for about 3hrs a day. 6.30 am to 9.30am. Announce the days when shops/Milk booths are open.

    Let people plan & be prepared for small sacrifices.

    More importantly help poor and daily wage earners.

    Cars/Bykes are freely moving today even at 3.00pm. Orders must be strictly enforced.

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  • Johnny, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Please think of a practical solution. Locking down everything will end up in chaos. Let's follow what PM said. Let the authorities make sure there are enough supplies in the supermarkets. Most of them are empty!!

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  • Imran, Minaz arcade room no-602 pandeswar mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Thank you nalin Kumar

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  • S N Amrith, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Every ward in the MCC juisdiction should have grocessary,milk,medical ,vegetable fruits to be sold bya MOBILE VEHICLES.
    APMC OR HOPCOMPS should provide the essentual items.
    Convince ..Social Distance and importance of Stay Safe in Homes.
    Police or Regulating officials too Sober and Co operate.
    HELPLINE OR HELPDESK NOs PUBLICISED.

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  • Gokul, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Can we have mobile outlets(truck/tempo)to drop by essential food/medicine to door step area wise may be once in 2 days. This could be challenging but will be effective.

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  • A.P, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    How about the elderly and the sick staying alone and who are dependent on maids coming daily home.
    In what way will the Government help such citizens?

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  • Dr Likith Rai, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Unfortunately the fruit venders grocery stores owners r taking a lot of advantage from the public by looting the public by charging extra.. 1 kg of orange which costs rs 35 in usual days was charged rs 150 today. The public expects service for doctors n hospitals with low or zero cost during this crisis but loot money frm the buyers. How abt hospitals n doctors charge 3 or 4 tines extra than routine as v r risking our lives by serving them???no the public will not accept this..

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  • Eulalia D'Souza, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    It's really advisable to keep essential stores open for a couple of hours. Say 06:00am till 10:00 am. Not even until 12:00 hrs.
    May be this could be done area wise, so that area people will go out for buying that day.
    There's no way our people will understand seriousness of the situation and be cooperative.
    Please think about it and let people know.

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  • Rational thinker, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Please think of something practical like allowing more outlets to operate and keeping the groceries open from 6 am to 6 pm if you really want to help people. Closing all the shops and delivery to your door step? It is nothing but “mission impossible “

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  • Janice, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    The shops have to be kept open for a longer time frame of 6am - 7pm, instead of 6am - 12 noon, to ensure there is no crowding at shops and no panic buying. Some of the grocery stores were closed before 11 am today...which makes it more difficult. Essential items such as milk, sugar, wheat, etc were not available in certain stores.
    There were long queues outside the nearest pharmacy to my building. I have a newborn at home and needed diapers urgently. My husband had to hunt a pharmacy where newborn diapers are available along with no queue.

    This is the scenario at the beginning of the 21 day lockdown. I wonder how things are going to be as the days progress... A complete shutdown is going to make things worse.

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  • Senior citizen, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    How are ppl coming from Kerala if the borders are supposed to be closed 3 days back???
    How is everything goin to be shut after the PM Mr. Modi & even the police commissioner say that Groceries,Milk,Meat & Fish &medicals will be available in-spite of the 21day lockdown.

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  • sense_Shetty, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    There is no tomorrow sir ...there is only a "Now" ..anyways ..happy quarantine India and Mangalore..
    Please don't distribute free sweets and try to draw a crowd..Play your common sense..
    IF possible please try intensify your own search of God at home..

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  • Abhishek, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Good job nalin

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Nalin.. good work..

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  • Greeshma, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    In Belgium, self employed workers are paid 1500euro net amount until locked down is resume... So what are ur provisions Mr. Nalin??

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Belgium is not the benchmark.
    Government is giving a life. You may earn money later.

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  • Greeshma, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    @ Shankar
    That's easy to say isn't it, Belgium is an example not a benchmark..
    We are very much alive so it's important we have to speak up... how will one fill his stomach, there are women at home how will they buy sanitary pads.. all these require money.. how will a labourer buy this???
    Em not asking for myself mind you.. when there is a problem accept it..

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    This is what is called ignorance after becoming a literate individual.. Where knowledge is there but no understanding.. Think practically what will be situation of daily wage workers.. What will they do without food and commodities? Provide a solution for them and then slowly things will fall into place..

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  • Greeshma, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    No matter how many of u dislike .. but I will speak up for the poor, u have money so all are storing extra groceries to suffice for 2 months or so but what will a labourer do??? Hence state government should compensate..
    My request to people is that do not buy anything in excess, a lot of them will struggle to buy essentials to full fill their needs even for a week..

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  • Sham Bhat, Mangaluru

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Better keep the grocery abd veg shops opeb from 6 am to 6 pm and dont allow gathering of nore than 4 persons.Ensure suplly of goods to grocery and veg shops.Today the shops did not get delivery of essentials.Pl restore the supply chainas early as possible.

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  • Anit, Mlore/mlore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    No need 6am to 6pm...for wat... All will keep wandering..

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 25 2020

    Best suggestion, keep shops open for longer as then people won't crowd, now just the reverse is happening because people are anxious, the shop is open just few hours, it gets crowded due to panic buying and hoarding.

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