COVID-19 causing a crisis in the supply chain | 7.30

One of the most visible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic this year is the growing number of empty supermarket shelves. And unlike the shortages back in 2020 - which involved items like toilet paper - it's not simply the result of panic buying. This time it's a symptom of a growing crisis in the country's supply chains. Governments are responding by easing COVID isolation rules - but working out the details is complicated, as Peter McCutcheon reports. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia