The toilet paper doesn't help fight the virus. A lot of people bought a lot of toilet paper so that they could be stocked up at home in case they couldn't leave, or if it became unavailable for some reason. They probably bought much more than they need. Now it's difficult for everyone else to find. Myself and many other Americans think it was a silly and selfish thing to do.

People are afraid that there will be a shortage of toilet paper and are trying to stock up. In reality, such fears are completely unfounded as there are no issues with the supply chain here. There's really no reason other than panic.

There is no good answer. The only people that seem to be speaking about this are the people that did not rush to buy toilet paper. Those of us that did not buy any have thought of the following explanations: 1. They do not understand that COVID-19 is a respiratory issue, and think it is the flu 2. They believe all shops and stores will close for a long time 3. They saw that some stores were sold out and became afraid that they could not find any, so they bought too much to avoid not finding some in the future I hope this helps, but I still have the same question.

Discussion area? Language question? Because others will and hence there will be a need. Here the shops popular with Chinese seem to have emptied first :)

It causes diarrhea