Face are you seeing any panic out your way ???
That’s an interesting question. One would anticipate that, of all identifiable groups, our Latter Day Saints friends would be the best-positioned for these events. The combination of faith in God, avoidance of tobacco/alcohol, and an institutional disposition toward Emergency Preparedness and rule-following would, in theory, lead to pretty smooth sailing. These elements should ease both the epidemic itself and the effects of the quarantine.
If I’m wrong, well ... theories often run into unexpected real-world data.
NtI, I have been isolated for most of the last 25 years, so I’m probably the last person who would know about panic.
Judging from the empty shelves in stores, I would say there is a fair amount of panic, but I think it’s mostly newcomers to the state, because most of the people I know already have a “food storage” to last at least three months, and most of those people could go a year. It’s not just food, its basic supplies to keep functioning in a normal manner.
Me? I have enough of most things to last at least a month except water. The water from the tap has mold in it and it makes me sick, so I have to buy water.
No one I’ve talked to has been in panic mode. No one knows anyone who has the virus or has been exposed to it. So I guess it just depends on who we talked to.