オーストラリアでは今週初めに国内でCoronavirusの人から人への感染が発覚し、Virusのpandemicの不安によるパニック買い(panic buying)が始まりました。今日、スーパーマーケットへ行きましたが、トイレットペーパーは一つも有りません。パスタなどの保存がきく食料品もかなり売れてしまい、棚はガラガラでした・・・。そんな中、今朝シドニーではトイレットペーパーの争奪で殴り合いの喧嘩が起こった様です。

 

Toilet paper argument turns violent in Sydney Woolworths

https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-latest-toilet-paper-argument-turns-violent-in-sydney-woolworths/2084508a-4ee4-40d2-9548-2622aef66bd6

 

Three women got into a heated confrontation as two had stacked up their trolley with many rolls of paper.

get into a heated confrontation = 熱の入った対決になる

 

NSW Police from Bankstown Local Area Command went to the supermarket but no arrests were made.

no arrests were made = 逮捕者はでなかった

 

Acting Inspector Andrew New lamented the violence.

lament = 悲しむ、嘆く

 

Woolworths placed a four-pack limit of toilet paper after concerns over coronavirus sparked panic buying across the country.

place a four-pack limit of toilet paper = トイレットペーパーの4パック制限を行う