Ms. Yao, who lives in the Chaoyang district, told VOA Mandarin that she had been stocking up on necessities since the beginning of this year, after the Ministry of Commerce recommended that everyone do so. She asked that VOA Mandarin not use her full name because she wanted to avoid official retribution. 
A Yao omwe amakhala m'boma la Chaoyang, awuza VOA Mandarin kuti akhala akusunga zonse zofunika kuchokera kumayambiliro a chaka chino pamene unduna wa za kugula ndi kugulitsa unachejeza aliyense kutero. Iwo anapempha VOA Mandarin kuti isagwiritse ntchito dzina lawo lonse kuopa kulangidwa ndi adindo.