The new coronavirus may be spreading around the world but there91裸聊视频檚 no need for British Columbians to clear out grocery stores, a clinical psychologist from the University of B.C. said.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a little bit like a stampede at a sporting event,91裸聊视频� Steven Taylor said.
91裸聊视频淥nce one person starts stampeding for the exit, everyone does.91裸聊视频�
In this case, the stampede has been to the grocery store and images all over social media show busy shops, empty shelves and full shopping carts.
Taylor said that91裸聊视频檚 likely because of well-meaning advice from Canadian health officials to stock up on a two-week supply of food, household essentials and medication.
91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 good advice but many people don91裸聊视频檛 have those kinds of supplies,91裸聊视频� Taylor told Black Press Media by phone.
That has led to a rush that has cleared out groceries stores, particularly warehouses like Costco.
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Taylor said that in B.C., which has seen nine cases of COVID-19 so far, buying a whole shelf of toilet paper is probably not necessary when buying a backup of your essentials is probably enough.
91裸聊视频淔ear is contagious. Imagine you91裸聊视频檙e on the Titanic and you see everyone rushing for the [life] boats. You91裸聊视频檙e not going to stop and twiddle your thumbs 91裸聊视频� you91裸聊视频檙e going to follow the crowd,91裸聊视频� he said.
91裸聊视频淯rgency, scarcity and anxiety are the big three players in the initial panicked buying, and from there I think it snowballed.91裸聊视频�
Images of empty shelves and crowded stores have scared people who may not have initially been concerned, Taylor said, but it91裸聊视频檚 important to remember that images that go viral are not an accurate view of the situation.
91裸聊视频淚f an image is dramatic, it91裸聊视频檚 not going to be representative of the way things are,91裸聊视频� Taylor said. 91裸聊视频淧eople need to remind themselves91裸聊视频� that an image of a fully stocked supermarket shelf and calm shoppers, that91裸聊视频檚 not going to go viral.91裸聊视频�
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