The shelves of major supermarket chains remain empty after thousands of workers have been forced to quarantine after close contact with individuals infected with COVID-19.
Customers have uploaded photos of Australia’s two largest supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths. Fruits and vegetables, Meat, bread, dairy products..
one Written by a Twitter user, “Katoomba’s Coles looks empty.” Katoomba is located in the Blue Mountains region, west of Greater Sydney.
The current outbreak of Delta subspecies in Sydney, which has continued since mid-June, confirms that as of September 21, the number of cases in the city has reached 29,253, 34,873 throughout New South Wales (NSW). doing.
Last week, Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci said 3,300 workers were isolated throughout New South Wales and Victoria.
“You may have noticed some gaps in the shelves or swapped online orders this week,” he writes. Letter to customer..
“Unlike 18 months ago, this has nothing to do with the surge in customer demand (also known as the” toilet paper war “), and due to extra pressure on the distribution center, more than 500 team members are next: You need to self-isolate. Close or casual contact, “he added.
“Fortunately, these team members failed the test but are beginning to be allowed to get back to work.”
A Coles spokesman confirmed that staff were self-quarantined to reduce spread.
“As a result, the availability of products in stores and online is declining,” a spokeswoman told Sky News Australia.
“We want to ensure that our customers have sufficient inventory in our network and we strive to bring these products to our stores as quickly and safely as possible.”
Written by Craig Kelly, Federal Leader of the United Australian Party On twitter, “New South Wales food distribution has forced thousands of workers to self-isolate after major supermarkets Coles and Woolworths were considered closely related, supply chain issues. I had a hard time overcoming it and stopped. “
“Food shortages are expected in communist countries, not Sydney,” he wrote in another Twitter post. He also called for deregulation of vaccines to include other antiviral drugs.
Greater Sydney and New South Wales have been under long-term blockade since late June to contain delta variants of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.
The lockdown was initially planned to be carried out for four weeks before being extended twice until September 30, due to low vaccination rates and high infection rates.
Melbourne and Victoria are also trying to fight the Delta Variant. However, the number of daily cases continues to increase.
