Supermarket shelves stripped bare as coronavirus fears grip Milan

Shelves appeared sparsely stocked and in some cases completely empty in footage shot by Twitter user @KevinDAKQ, who went to two local supermarkets in the northern Italian city to capture scenes at the request of Reuters.

His imagery matched scenes seen on social media from the area and he shared raw files, helping with verification.

The Italian government is currently battling to contain Europe's worst outbreak of the illness.