A heartbreaking video of a woman crying over sold-out diapers has gone viral on the internet people across the world have started hoarding essentials like sanitisers and toilet paper due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. This hoarding frenzy has turned up as a major problem for many others. Proving the same is a heartbreaking video of a mother crying over sold-out diapers. Shared on TikTok by Lauren Whitney from Utah, US, the video has gone viral on the internet. Lauren went to Walmart to buy diapers for her daughter and broke into tears after she found out that the size she needed was sold out. She took to TikTok to share her grievance and called out people for stocking up essentials and depriving others of the same. "To all, you crazy people buying out all the diapers, how am I supposed to diaper my child if I can't afford to buy 20 at a time like you can?" she said in the video with tears in her eyes.
Since being posted, the video has garnered over 5.3 million views. It has also received more than 14k comments. While many people dropped in comforting comments, others shared similar situations faced by them." Just had this breakdown," a user commented. "The virus won't kill us, it is the greed," wrote another user. "I cried in the store at 3 am because the diapers, wipes and baby food were all gone. We can't let the babies suffer," read another comment. This is truly heartbreaking.