[[but its no where near the level of “bring out your dead”.]]
Not now it isn’t- but it hasn’t even started here yet- as the article points out- IF, and it’s a big if, IF this virus turns into a pandemic- then yes- it could result in ‘bring out your dead’- but like i and others have stated, viruses ‘tend to’ dwindle in severity, and the threat burns itself out- usually- every now and again though it doesn’t- and that’s what folks are cautious about, and they should be
As the old adage goes- it’s better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it’- so folks are stocking up on things ‘just incase’ this virus really takes off- so they can stay home, and not go into public unless absolutely necessary in order to cut down on the chances of getting it- that’s all we can do- we need to leave the rest to God- Rely on God, but do our part to decrease chances-
Noone’s saying we should jump off buildings- Folks are just saying we should prepare- if we prepare, then we can face it IF it hits- if we’re not prepared- then we could be increasing our chances of not getting through it because we don’t know what kind of effect it will have on folks- healthy people in prime of life are dying from it- from what we’re reading- and others breeze right through it no problems- we don’t know why it affects some so severely, while others it doesn’t-
Another point- folks say ‘it’s no worse than the flu’ but in 2017 the flu killed 80,000 people in America alone- Healthy and unhealthy alike- just like this virus- Many folks say they always make it through flues with no real issues- but the fact is, they do make it through, until that one where they don’t- it’s never a bad thing to do whatever we can to try to help make it through, whether it be a ‘common flu’ or a virus like this- people shouldn’t take either flues or viruses for granted- thinking that it ‘only happens to others, not us’- one should always do whatever they can to try to mitigate the consequences as much as possible-
As healthy folks, we tend to think we’re invulnerable- that deaths from flu only happen to unhealthy folks- that flues can’t bring us down- Well, They can- and do- even healthy people in their primes-
Yes, people are worrying about a few 1000 cases- because of the potential- and rightfully so- we should always try to prepare for outbreaks- while this particular virus may never take hold and spread like wildfire, it’s just a matter of time before one does- God will be bringing disease and pestilence ‘at some point’ - but in the meantime, viruses do pose a threat- but fortunately, we do our best to contain them, create vaccines, and weather through them- IF for instance, this starts hitting schools hard, then schools all over will close down for a period of time- and folks will be urged to stay indoors- away from public as much as possible- some states are already doing that-
We tend to think that ‘oh well, so some already sick elderly folks will die- no big deal’ but it is a big deal to those families, and lived ones- there may be only several 10’s of 1000’s of people that die from this i n the end, but that is 10’s of 1000’s of families that have been devastated by it-
Well we kinda are saying the same thing. It IS right to be cautious. I think we have both lived through these types of outbreaks before, notably the bird flu a few years back. No one then said to play basketball with no fans present or tried to quarantine entire cities or canceled schools because someone 3 states away died from the disease and a weakened immune system.
I call that panic and not an abundance of caution. But maybe its just semantics. I do tend to be cynical and skeptical.
“No one is saying we should jump off buildings...” I think they are...and that is causing the panic among normally sane people. I mean, I know its anecdotal but my Walmart is completely wiped out of any kind of hand sanitizer like purell. That has NEVER happened before. Thats panic buying.
Like you, I hope and pray this never gets to the worst case. I hope with warm weather coming, it will abate like most other viruses.