Quote Originally Posted by sandman66 View Post
Thank you MissJen.
I 100% agree with you, not that I'm an expert in health science. People are freaking out about something that they highly likely won't catch, if in the almost zero percent chance they do get it, they will have zero or minimal symptoms. The media is doing their best to cause some hysteria.
I prefer to wait until scientists find out more about the disease before I would classify media coverage as hysteria. As often happens, too many people are willing to speculate because there is no consequence for being wrong or right in the end. I have seen virus' come and go in Jamaica and all have been accompanied by hysteria at some level due to not understanding the difference between facts and suss. What is known about the coronavirus is based on a scarce volume of information and will continue to be updated as millions more are tested and when the ones who test positive are investigated to uncover even more who have or have had it.

I personally that that since a vaccine is maybe 18 months or more away, speculation on the spread of this disease is inexact and will probably exceed most current expectations anyways.