Yeah, tens of thousands are infected, thousands of them in severe or critical condition, more than a thousand dead, hundreds of millions on lockdown while the virus continues to spread. Hilarious.
More people should be concerned and taking reasonable precautions. And that doesn’t just mean “basic hygiene”. This virus is spreading because it’s highly contagious, has a long incubation time, and can be spread by asymptotic carriers.
Should they be as concerned as the flu of which they they are far more likely to die of in the next year? Where does the greater risk lay in your mind?
Would you take bets on the common flu, which has vaccines, killing more this year than Coronavirus? I certainly would. Would mortgage the house on it.
> it’s highly contagious
As opposed to SARS, MERS, and again, the flu? Going to need a source on that.
Given how many people die annually of the flu, where are all these comments telling people about basic hygiene, banning international travel and avoiding all human contact where possible? Why don't they come out of the woodwork each and every year to warn us?
I'll present my hypothesis: it's because the news didn't tell them to worry about it.
The average human being is shockingly bad at accurately assessing risk. That's the average.
More people should be concerned and taking reasonable precautions. And that doesn’t just mean “basic hygiene”. This virus is spreading because it’s highly contagious, has a long incubation time, and can be spread by asymptotic carriers.