If it hits the western countries, we will also see another factor.. panic. This is the time to quietly buy a few supplies to make it through a few months of shelter-in-place living.
Yes, there will be panic; I wonder how Obama will be treated. He’s considered a disgrace and the real problem solvers will probably want him out of power so they can at long last solve the entire mess that Obama created. As long as he’s in power nothing will be effectively resolved or strategized.