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Why are people panic buying toilet paper?

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-03-28 09:00

Andy (US)

This is the 'herd' effect. When you see others stockpiling, you feel compelled to do the same. Countless pictures on the media of empty shelves also spur buying frenzies for fear there won't be enough toilet paper.

A woman wearing a protective mask walks past empty shelves at a supermarket, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur, March 16, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

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