Typically, to be a “pandemic”, it has to at least reach epidemic levels on two or more continents. Right now, it has really only reached epidemic levels in a single province in a single country, in Hubei, China. While I understand everyone is desperate to hype it beyond what it CURRENTLY is, we are redefining “pandemic” down to a level to meet our hype. It might become a pandemic over the course of a couple months, but right now, it is an “outbreak” everywhere except Hubei Province, China.
In certain quarters there has been a craving for a “pandemic” for decades. I’m not sure why unless it is just another path to assumption of total control. SARS was hyped to the max by the wannabe totalitarians in America.