Supermarkets asked to boost deliveries for coronavirus self-isolation

Chains already noted surge in home deliveries and unable to offer much more but prospect of food shortages remote, says industryThe government has asked supermarkets to increase availability of home delivery services to help people in self-isolation with coronavirus get access to food and other essentials.Top supermarket executives held a call with George Eustice, the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs on Friday afternoon. The teleconference came after the health secretar