SOME MORE PERSPECTIVE:
* According to the John Hopkins Coronavirus Tracker, updated in real time, there are 7,516 deaths worldwide due to COVID-19; a majority of those deaths occurring in China, Italy, and Iran.
* There are currently a little less than less than 200,000 cases also reported worldwide. Those numbers will rise. Will there be more deaths before the virus has “washed over” and the curve of infected people finally flattened? No doubt, but tens or hundreds of millions of fatalities won’t happen, thanks to modern medicine and the ability of governments to respond immediately to the pandemic.
* Vaccine testing is underway, while social distancing, closure of schools/public gathering places, cancellation of sporting events, coupled with work-from-home arrangements, and the quarantine of infected individuals which will help to help stem the spread of the virus.
* It’s also worth mentioning that in comparison, deaths in the United States due to influenza has already topped 20,000 for the 2019-2020 flu season and for which there has been no media hype, nor panic.
We had to destroy the village to save it.