If you read these snippets and I realize one is you quoting a source, are you really that concerned about this situation? It seems much more concerning than these comments would lead you to believe. You, yourself, had "zero concern" about this virus. Has that changed as things have progressed?
Weirfan This is reportedly less serious a strain than SARS. SARS killed < 800 people worldwide. To put that in perspective, between 2000 and 6000 people die annually from lightning strikes.
Last year 80,000 people died in the US alone from the flu. .....100x more than SARS killed globally.
long winded way of saying zero concern
Weirfan The media unfortunately does a disservice to the public with their sensationalization of events and they need to be criticized for fear mongering . Social media is worse as there is so much misinformation ( most is) and people believe anything they read on it. Stick to credible medically backed publications.
Weirfan "So far, experts say, concerns that the Wuhan coronavirus is the next SARS are overblown. The two virus' symptoms and origins may be comparable, but their severity is not.
The new coronavirus appears to be less severe than the SARS, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday. It might be more contagious, however, given that the outbreak is spreading faster than SARS did"