Why this picture broke the hearts of the British and what its relationship to the Corona virus

A picture of a British old man in an empty store, sparked sympathy and grief among many of the leaders of social networking sites, and criticism of consumers' handling of the repercussions of the crisis of the spread of the new Corona virus.

In the photo published by the newspaper "Daily Mail", an old man, who is old, looks at a shopping list in his hand while looking sadly and broken at the shelves of the store, and it was empty of all products.

This happened because large numbers of Britons rushed to buy and store consumables of food and others, fearing that the government might impose a quarantine and curfew, as happened in many European countries to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

The comments of the followers revealed their deep annoyance with what they described as the "selfishness of consumers" who pounced on goods and did not leave the poor old man anything to buy.
"What a disturbing picture, it is painful," one of the followers wrote on tensing, while another said: "It is something that breaks my heart. I am ready to give him all the wraps of my toilet paper."

Another woman said: "I was shopping yesterday, and there was a lack of a lot of materials, and in the midst of crowds I saw a lot of elderly people perplexed not knowing what to do. It was very sad."

According to the "Daily Mail", the increased demand for purchases has led to anger of customers and confrontations and clashes between them at times, with the stores imposing strict restrictions on the purchase of essentials of infant formula, diapers, sterilization materials, canned food, toilet rolls, and others.

Some large stores also shut down their websites due to the many and unusual requests, while one announced that he would not be able to meet many orders until after a few days.

Supermarkets have held emergency talks with police forces to ensure urgent assistance, amid fears that some aggressive shoppers may pose a threat to their employees and workers.

In the same context, stores imposed a ceiling to buy a lot of products, while one of them was given the first hour for the elderly so that they could shop quietly away from the crowds, especially that they are the group most at risk of death in the event of infection with the new Corona virus.

The British Retail Association said the stores were talking to the police about how to deal with any violence.

In other safety measures, supermarkets require customers to stop using banknotes that can carry the deadly virus, and pay by card or smartphone to protect employees.