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.
Thank you for your response. I bet you have a keen sense of what is taking place around you as your post demonstrates