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said panic buying is an "irrational"
. It is part of a
called FOMO - the fear of missing out. A "herd mentality" sets in during
that makes people copy each other. People see items being bought in
and immediately rush to the stores to do the
. People are overestimating the
of dying from the coronavirus. A doctor said "far
" people die in car accidents but we don't panic about this when we go to
. Singapore's prime minister reassured Singaporeans that: "We have
supplies. There's no need to stock up."
