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CMV: People are over reacting to the Corona Virus

Hoping that someone can help change my view on this subject.

It seems as though every year there is some sort of big medical scare, whether it be Bird Flu, Swine Flu, Ebola, Corona Virus, etc.

But in the end these scares often amount to very little. The media coverage just makes everyone terrified and it seems to be worse for this virus than any before.

Upon researching the virus, it doesn't even seem to be that bad? Just similar to a flu, so wouldn't it only really be a risk to older and at risk people? Why are whole countries shutting down?

The flu kills so many people every year, but people are just told to stay off work if they have it, rather than curfewing cities and damaging economies.

I might be wrong on a lot of these fronts, so I'd be glad if someone more knowledgable could help change my view!
gpt
Simply put, most of the medical scares over the years have amounted to false alarms because they were taken extremely seriously. When the media coverage makes everyone terrified and gets everyone talking about the latest outbreak, it reduces the chance of an epidemic. If nobody cared and just ignored it, that's when disease becomes dangerous.