I don't think this will be 'that bad' in the end, I think far worse will come in the future though without a doubt. The Chinese growth seems to be mostly just a

I don't think this will be 'that bad' in the end, I think far worse will come in the future though without a doubt. The Chinese growth seems to be mostly just a result of people living in rather large concentrations with generally poor hygeine. The South Korean spread seems to largely stem from a single religious group (and it appears they are a doomsday cult that may be attempting to spread the virus intentionally [1][2][3]). Ok, I hope this won't be bad. I'm getting married in 89 days and in my religion the weddings are at one of our temples... we've closed 2 in Asia indefinitely already due to the virus and I'm hoping it doesn't get bad here in the United States and result in the same. I'm already looking at a punk concert I have tickets for the week of my birthday next month and thinking "yeahhh, maybe I should just eat the cost and not go" but it also has my fiance and I a bit on edge for our wedding and what the earliest we can get the marriage license and other necessary paperwork so that if things start to get bed we can look at all the temples near us and schedule a different date within a few days to make sure we are married before we see any potential closures. sigh A thought I've had is I wonder how much genes have to do with the severity of this. I have not looked at the data for a racial component, nor am I remotely qualified to, but I wonder if there isn't some genetic variable in Asian populations that is causing this to be more severe. Perhaps there is something there that will see a less severe response in other populations. shrugs just throwing an idea out there. [1] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/south-korean-coronavirus-spike-linked-to-doomsday-sect-with-messianic-leader/2020/02/21/cd3e1220-54c2-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/south-kore... [2] - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-24/how-coronavirus-hit-south-korea/11993682 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-24/how-coronavirus-hit-s... [3] - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-latest-south-korea-super-spreader-cult-church-diamond-princess-uk-a9348646.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-latest...