Why are people panic buying toilet paper?

Editor's note: Toilet paper has become a highly sought-after commodity amid coronavirus-triggered panic buying. Why, of all things, are people stockpiling toilet paper? Readers share their opinions.

pengchy (China)

Because people need it. Once you think about a long time of quarantine, your mind will be on eating, sleeping and using the toilet. The corresponding items for each of these actions is food, bed, and toilet paper.