“But it’s just like the flu, why should middle aged people worry?” /s
Because they might loose their jobs if people panic?
There are two things to control: the virus and the panic.
I’m not mocking those saying people should take reasonable precautions a bit over and above normal flu precautions - I’m one of them - but I’m mocking the people saying that this is nothing but the flu, nothing to see here, move on, don’t worry about it, only old people will die, etc., etc. Lots of them here on FR.