Hong Kong residents loaded their shopping baskets with toilet paper on Saturday (February 8th) amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

According to the filmer of the clip, days of "panic buying" have left the supermarkets with very limited stock.

In an effort to stop the spread of the deadly new virus, Hong Kong has begun a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland China.

Visitors must isolate themselves in hotel rooms or go to government-run centres while returning Hong Kong residents must stay inside their homes.

8th February 2020. Shortly after this supermarket in Kowloon opened its doors, shoppers immediately began buying toilet paper, while some branches have very limited stock after 3 days of panic buying.

Hong Kong 8th February 2020. Shortly after this large supermarket in Kowloon opened its doors in the morning, the majority of shoppers were mostly interested in buying toilet paper, while other branches had little stock.