Yes. Definition of "pandemic": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic Even though the fatality rate in developed economi

Yes. Definition of "pandemic": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic Even though the fatality rate in developed economies seems relatively low (on the order of 1%, perhaps lower), significant economic and logistical disruption appears inevitable in the short run, judging by the reaction of financial markets. Please don't overreact -- there's no need to blow things out of proportion -- but don't be stupid and dismiss this as unnecessary fear-mongering either. It's best to be prepared, just in case. For more details, see: * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22403200 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22403200 * https://apnews.com/32540d09ec101aac057660ef1b0aa970 https://apnews.com/32540d09ec101aac057660ef1b0aa970 * https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-we-know-about-the-wuhan-virus-11579716128 https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-we-know-about-the-wuhan-vi... * https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/02/24/58bdab58-56ad-11ea-ab68-101ecfec2532_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronaviru... * https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/business/stock-market-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/business/stock-market-cor... By the way, the OP's headline appears to be an exception to Betteridge's Law of Headlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...