The morning after the Tokyo metropolitan government announced its request that people to reduce their frequency of shopping to "around once in three days" to avoid crowding amid the coronavirus outbreak, customers were seen lining up early at supermarkets around Tokyo.
At National Den-en, a supermarket in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, about 30 people were already lined up before the store's 10 a.m. opening, each standing next to cone signs spaced two meters apart in the parking lot.
The supermarket limited the number of customers entering the store to 20-25 at a time. Store employees disinfected shopping baskets and carts after each customer use.
"After buying my food, I'll make enough dishes to last for a few days," said a woman in her 60s that lives near the market.
"We know people have various situations, but we hope customers will cooperate with the Tokyo government's request as much as they can," said store manager Mitsuo Sato.
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