You shouldn't try to make your argument using a government reaction, such as the closing of schools.
Try using real data.
Number of deaths, death rate, contagiousness...etc.
A major problem for the world in general is the media desire to hype anything because it is good for the news business.
This is not a good virus (none are), but as far as viruses go it is as others have pointed out in line with what we battle every year - a flu outbreak. The politicization of it should surprise nobody and the fact that is being treated as a pandemic will have an economic impact, but I am not ready to self-quarantine my family and I flew on two planes yesterday to come home from a work trip. I saw a few people wearing masks in the airport, but it appeared to be business as usual.
All we can do is wait and see how this plays out here and abroad, but given the low mortality rate it appears to have I do not think it is a black swan event (yet) despite the hyperbolic nature of the news coverage. An ebola outbreak in the international community would absolutely be such an event - that is a horrific plague with monumental consequences if it breaks containment.
One thing that is interesting from a science standpoint is how the virus has (and will) spread from one region of the world to the others. It will be a good case study on how far worse events can be spread throughout the globe quickly.
Hey, you are removing all of the fun re posting horror stories about the Coronal Lite Virus!
“You shouldn’t try to make your argument using a government reaction, such as the closing of schools.
Try using real data.
Number of deaths, death rate, contagiousness...etc.”
Well Hong Kong has been significantly successful in limiting the spread. Kids everywhere are notiriously unhygienic so keeping them home is likely a good idea. And since kids under 15 do not seem affected BUT are still likely carriers keeping them indoors may explain Hong Kong’s success so far.