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Can’t Find Milk and Other Staples? It’s Not Just the Pingdemic
Britain’s groceries are running low on certain foods. But it’s not just a shortage of shop staff that’s causing the problems.
We’re fresh out.
Photographer: Justin Tallis/AFP
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There’s a reason Brits are now struggling to find pints of milk, packs of salad and bottles of water in the supermarket — and it’s not all due to the “pingdemic.”
Britain’s grocers are facing a perfect storm of Brexit, a record number of people self-isolating (most of them having been pinged by the National Health Service’s Covid app), and soaring temperatures that drive demand for chilled goods and wreak havoc on store refrigeration systems. All of this is leading to stocks on shelves running low.