My two-penn'orth: I have been very twitchy about this virus right from the off, and I've been ridiculed and sneered at by various people in RL and on-line for it. It gives me no pleasure at all to see that most of what I was worried about seems to be transpiring.
I've been getting really frustrated (internally - I don't say anything anymore) with all those people who are STILL saying it's an over-reaction and "just like flu for most people unless you're elderly with underlying health issues," and "we don't make this fuss about flu, so what's the big deal?"
THAT'S THE WHOLE FUCKING POINT!!!!! Why is every government on the planet taking extreme steps to try to contain this one? Because they know MUCH more about what we're up against than they're letting on.
That said, there's pretty much nothing we can do about it except keep calm, wash our hands thoroughly, cough into our elbows and try to carry on and ride it out. I will carry on normal life, taking all advised precautions for as long as I can, until I inevitably go down with it too.
And pray they can get a vaccine soon.