Despite the Egyptian government reassuring shoppers nationwide that basic goods are in stock and warning against hoarding amid the coronavirus pandemic, housewives in the African country continued to stockpile consumer goods at their homes. Mrs. Hajar Ibrahim, a housewife in her thirties, said she is quelling her fears of the virus by filling up her newly purchased deep freezer at home especially after the curfew imposed by authorities. Ibrahim has a small family consisting of a husband who works as a technician and a seven-year-old daughter. With the virus crisis coinciding with the advent of the Muslim holy month of fasting, Ramadan, many families in Egypt, like Ibrahim’s, are panic buying goods. Ibrahim said she borrowed LE 2000 pounds from her father to buy reserve goods. While on their shopping spree, families are noting an increase in the prices of basic goods. “The price of a kilo of red meat increased by 110 to 130 pounds, while the price of a kilo of tomatoes increased from 4 pounds to 7 pounds on average, and the price of a kilo of poultry jumped from 29 pounds to 35 pounds,” Ibrahim noted. Even though Ibrahim was able to stock goods by burrowing money, many Egyptians considered below the poverty line rely on government assistance packages that include oil, sugar, bread, and rice.