Australian supermarkets are pleading for calm as some stores experience "elevated demand" for toilet paper amid spiking COVID-19 cases.
The surge follows the state of Victoria recording a week of cases in double digits, with Premier Daniel Andrews saying there would be "significant community transmission" among the cases.
As cases rise across Melbourne, social media users say people are stocking up in case the government tightens restrictions further.
A Woolworths spokesperson confirmed the rise in demand and told 7News.com.au customers should only buy what they need.
"We've seen elevated demand for toilet roll in a handful of Melbourne stores today," they said on Wednesday.
"We'll continue to keep a close eye on stock levels in the coming days and ask customers to only buy what they need."
It's reminiscent of the behaviour back in March as countries across the world began to enter into varying degrees of lockdown. Frightened at the prospect of shops closing, some people began to prepare by stripping supermarket shelves of necessities like toilet paper, flour and hand sanitiser.
