This looks a lot more serious compared to a week ago.
The media sell stories. People click on those stories, the stories that get clicked on most get other stories written on the topic. This is how the industry works. It's actually quite a simple model.
Human beings are fucking terrible at risk assessment. What do people here think the risk is for them of dying of coronavirus compared to say dying in a traffic accident? Which is more likely to happen to you by a few magnitudes?
That said, I don't trust the numbers so at this point it's hard to say. My gut says there are way more infected people than reported, but deaths are probably less likely to be underreported at that scale. Which means mortality rate would actually be significantly lower than 2%. On flip side, the chance of getting infected would be much higher.
Tough for most to outrun/outsmart an epidemic.
Read/watch some of the Twitter whistleblowers.
Govs have no reason to tell everyone the true risks - and every reason to hide them.
That's absurd considering how many people are unwilling victims of accidents, how exactly would you outsmart it? Never leave home?
It's a thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority
Regardless, let's turn that comment around: could it not similarly apply to hygiene and risk of infection? Just be an above-average smart citizen and you'll be fine, yes?