Armed Gang Robs Store Of Hundreds Of Toilet Paper
ARMED GANG – Anxiety and fears have led some netizens of the panic-buying hit Hong Kong to go to extreme measures in order to get basic necessities.
The global death toll for COVID-19 had reached 1,765. In addition, 70,433 people have been infected with the virus. This would be more than twice the number of deaths caused by the 2003 SARS outbreak.
According to an article from Channel News Asia, an armed gang who stole hundreds of toilet paper rolls were being hunted by the Hong Kong police.
Toilet paper had become a scarce product in the densely packed business center. This, despite the government’s assurance that supplies would remain unaffected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
As per the article, the police stated that a truck driver was held up early Monday by three men outside a supermarket in Mong Kok. This was a working-class district with a history of gang-related crimes.
A delivery man was threatened by three knife-wielding men who took toilet paper worth more than HK$1,000 (US$130),
Hong Kong Police Spokesman
Afterward, footage from NOW TV showed police investigators standing near multiple crates of toilet paper rolls outside a supermarket. However, one of the crates was only half stocked.
This led investigators to believe that the target of the gang was, in fact, toilet paper rolls.
The panic buying hysteria that has run rampant in Hong Kong was due to the coronavirus outbreak explosion in mainland China. In addition, Hong Kong had a terrible history of confronting deadly diseases like SARS.
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