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NHS boss slams selfish panic-buyers and demands they STOP clearing Britain’s shelves NewsColony The government today scolded ‘shameful’ panic-buyers and pleaded with the frenzied shoppers to consider more vulnerable people before emptying the nation’s supermarkets. The coronavirus death toll in the UK has hit 233 as a further 53 people died in England alone in the worst 24 hours yet.  Environment Secretary George Eustice told people to ‘calm down’ and claimed there is ‘more than enough food to go around’. But he said that many Britons, including frontline NHS staff, were being deprived because of a sharp upswing in stockpiling. Speaking at the latest daily press briefing from Downing Street this afternoon, he said: ‘We recognise that this is a challenging time and there are many things the government is asking the nation to do differently as we work together to fight this pandemic. ‘Be responsible when you shop and think of others. Buying more than you need means others may ...