Rational people are stacking supplies in the expectation that we will have supply chain disruption and may be stuck in a quarantine lockdown for an extended period without the ability to fully resupply.

The morons are freaking out and just buying TP as some kind of FOMO herd response. They aren't thinking and these people may end up being more dangerous than the virus itself if the panic and hysteria gets worse.

I am scared for my family. My parents are vulnerable and as a country we aren't managing this well. Covid-19 is far worse than flu and the comparisons to flu are making people complacent. It's more contagious, has a higher death rate, we have no herd immunity and no vaccines. We now have community spread with cases in NSW doubling every 4 days - just like they are in other parts of the Western world.

I don't want to sound alarmist, but it's time for common sense, preparedness and a bit of resilience. Stay safe Arly.