“Carta Igienica? Perché?” – (Toilet Paper? Why?)
My Cortonese friends have been asking me this question. They are seeing the news reports from the U.S. and seeing the shelves emptied and the crowds and the lines. Here’s the shelf for TP in our local small (very small) supermarket. There is, of course, plenty of toilet paper. This is actually the entire shelf of toilet paper here in Cortona: I’ve never seen it empty. (continues below the photo)
There is actually plenty of everything in this little store. The big Italian cities might be different, but there certainly hasn’t been hoarding of anything here in small-town Tuscany. There’s concern, but not widespread panic.
I suppose one could explain away the lack of TP mania here on the ubiquity of the bidet in the Italian bathroom – even many public bathrooms have them. 
But it also could be that, in our experience anyway, Italians don’t buy more than what they need for a day or two. And needing to go to the store more often means more chances to see their friends and neighbors.