nearly all of the current wall of corona news on every news site is designed to foment anxiety (entirely different from the "fake news" naysayers) and garner future clicks, rather than provide critical information.
the public is already doing what they need to do (physical distancing, washing hands, self-quarantining if necessary). medical professionals and scientists (and their suppliers) need time and support to provide care, create/perform tests, and develop new treatments and protocols.
beyond that, we need to get our houses in order and then just relax as much as we can and wait until we get substantial evidence to do something different. all this corona hysteria is entirely counter-productive.
Well, I'd say the situation is serious enough to require daily coverage in all front pages. This is the biggest global crisis since WW2.
We've had a global underreaction that didn't pan out exactly well due to politicians and media sticking the head in the sand while the outbreak started in China.
So I disagree, this is good, the situation is critical and people need to be fully aware/informed.
the public is already doing what they need to do (physical distancing, washing hands, self-quarantining if necessary). medical professionals and scientists (and their suppliers) need time and support to provide care, create/perform tests, and develop new treatments and protocols.
beyond that, we need to get our houses in order and then just relax as much as we can and wait until we get substantial evidence to do something different. all this corona hysteria is entirely counter-productive.