It is an uncertain time right now. With people self-isolating themselves from the world, supermarket shelves have been stripped bare as a result of panic buying.
As people across the globe hastily pile up their shopping carts, there have been many posts circulating across social media reminding us all to remember those who may not be able to easily access the stores; the elderly, disabled, pregnant, etc.
However, now a critical health nurse from York, England, has spoken out about her experience after she attempted to buy groceries following a "48-hour shift".
Recording the emotional plea from her car, 51-year-old Dawn Bilbrough - who works for the UK's National Health Service - broke down in tears after finding no food left on her local supermarket's shelves. The nurse then pleaded with shoppers to consider healthcare workers who are working tirelessly during the pandemic.
Dawn shared the heartbreaking video to her Facebook page, along with the simple caption, "This has to said":In the video, an emotional Dawn said: "So I’ve just come out the supermarket. There’s no fruit and veg and I had a little cry in there.
"I’m a critical care nurse and I’ve just finished 48 hours of work and I just wanted to get some stuff in for the next 48 hours.
"There’s no fruit, there’s no vegetables and I just don’t know how I’m supposed to stay healthy. Those people who are just stripping the shelves have basic foods you just need to stop it because it’s people like me that are going to be looking after you when you are at your lowest and just stop it, please."
After sharing the video to the social media platform, it has since received more than 300,000 views and been shared over 15,000 times.
Per the Metro, panic-buyers across the UK have left supermarket shelves empty, with many supermarkets being forced to take extreme measures to combat panic-buyers.
Earlier this week, Aldi and Sainsbury’s announced that customers will now only be able to purchase a certain number of any grocery product per customer, and Tesco has changed its store opening times to cope with the increased demand and give staff more time to restock the shelves.
During yesterday's daily coronavirus press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the nation to be "reasonable" when it came to shopping, saying: "We’ve got good supply chains, farm to fork, there’s no reason for shops to be empty.
"Of course, everybody understands why people are buying stuff, we’re all being advised to stay at home if we think we have symptoms.
"But please be reasonable. Be reasonable in your shopping, be considerate and thoughtful of others as you do it."
Let's all be sure to look out for each other in these uncertain times.
