A mortality rate of 3% is 30-100x that of the common flu. It does not “map rather closely”, and comparing total deaths from an endemic disease like the flu to a

A mortality rate of 3% is 30-100x that of the common flu. It does not “map rather closely”, and comparing total deaths from an endemic disease like the flu to a brand new one that hasn’t spread globally yet is highly intellectually dishonest, and I think you know that. In addition to mortality rate, a highly contagious illness that puts 10-20% of infected in the ICU will quickly overwhelm even the most developed healthcare systems. “Panic” is never really warranted, but there’s a reason China put their entire economy on lockdown. They have the data that you don’t, and they seem pretty concerned. Whether we should shut down airports is a discussion worth having, but whether this is a serious global threat has already been well established. Unclear on why you seem determined to ignore the experts, none of whom seem to think this is no big deal.