Toilet paper limits back

AUSTRALIA’S major supermarkets are reinstating limits on toilet paper and paper towels nationally following a surge in demand linked to coronavirus.

Coles and Woolworths were forced on Wednesday to put purchase limits on toilet paper and other essential items in Victoria, after a spike of new coronavirus cases there led to panic buying.

From yesterday, limits were brought in for shoppers in other parts of the country to buy only two packs of toilet paper and paper towels at Woolworths stores and one pack at Coles.

“We’ve regrettably started to see elevated demand for toilet roll move outside Victoria in the past 24 hours,” Woolworths Supermarkets managing director Claire Peters (pictured) said in a statement yesterday.

“While the demand is not at the same level as Victoria, we’re taking preventative action now to get ahead of any excessive buying this weekend and help maintain social distancing in our stores.”