Globally, there are 79,000 cases. Of those, 25,000 have recovered. The growth rate in total cases has noticeably slowed in the past week or so.
A couple of weeks ago, FReepers and others were freaking out over Singapore. They had a spike in cases, but their total cases are staying steady at 89 and, of those, 51 have recovered.
As new countries notice an outbreak, they start testing a lot of people, and that leads to sudden spikes in the number of cases.
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
The fact is, when countries recognize they have an outbreak and they start taking infection control measures, they are effective.
Thank you for injecting some sanity into the discussion. It seems people want to panic. A lot of drama to be had in panic.