The hype is hype. The reactions to the hype are certainly real, and obviously extremely overblown. It will be easier to see this by April 1 than it is to forese

The hype is hype. The reactions to the hype are certainly real, and obviously extremely overblown. It will be easier to see this by April 1 than it is to foresee it on March 1. In the moment, when reactions are snowballing, it's hard to be the one who doesn't cancel an event. And then of course there will be the people who claim next month that all the economic fallout was worth it because a pandemic never materialized. Personally, I think it's not terrible to have a good solid Stress Test for "Disease X", but it's also very much nothing to worry about. Hopefully the over-reaction this time doesn't lead to an under-reaction if it's ever truly needed.