I thought that this was typical Daily Mail exaggeration until I saw US based friends, on Facebook, actually joining the panic. Now whilst I agree, it's all a bit scary, we need to put things into perspective, there has been one USA based death from the corona virus in a country with huge geographical distances and a population of over 320 million, during February, there have been 280,000 hospitalisations for "regular" cases of flu with some 16,000 flu related deaths this winter, a far more worrying trend. Whilst I accept and encourage sensible precautions, increase washing of hands, ensuring everyone you know sneezes into the crook of their arm when they sneeze, even wearing a surgical mask when in public if you want (all of which will help for seasonal flu), we really don't need to start doomsday prepping and life can and should continue pretty much as normal.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8056301/amp/American-supermarket-shelves-stripped-bare-coronavirus-panic.html
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