COVID-19: US President Donald Trump asks Americans to ‘take it easy’

New York: US President Donald Trump has urged Americans to stop stockpiling groceries as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic and asked people to “relax” and “take it easy”, even as locals across the country continue to report empty shelves in leading supermarkets and wholesale stores. Trump on Sunday struck an upbeat tone on the same day when America’s top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said the worst effects of the COVID-19 were “still to come”. “You don’t have to buy so much. Take it easy. Just relax. It will all pass,” Trump said. “Can you buy a little bit less, please?”

Trump spoke at the White House even as Americans continue to be stunned by the sudden shortage of canned food, bread, pasta, meat and other essential edibles in their neighbourhood markets.

“There’s no shortages. We have no shortages other than people are buying anywhere from three to five times what they would normally buy,” Trump said.

The President said he spoke with the chiefs of America’s leading grocery stores and they assured him they are stocking up more than they would during the Christmas season. (IANS)

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