The fact that state media were used to tell China not to worry about the safety of the future salt supply seems to have had the opposite effect, and led to mass panic buying of salt in several cities, which spread as rumors went unabated.
El hecho que los medios de comunicación estatales hubieran sido utilizados para pedirle a China que no se preocupara por el futuro suministro de sal, parece haber tenido el efecto contrario y llevó a su compra masiva en muchas ciudades, lo cual, extendido como rumor, ocurrió sin freno.