How would you characterize the current public response to COVID-19? What aspects do you think indicate under-preparation? What aspects do you think are hysteric

How would you characterize the current public response to COVID-19? What aspects do you think indicate under-preparation? What aspects do you think are hysterical or overly cautious? To what extent do you believe it is prudent and reasonable to shut down businesses, schools, and other public places to prevent the spread of the disease? How do you weigh the cost of constricting economic and social activity compared to the cost of the disease itself? Anybody who is willing to pass (IMHO) bad-faith judgments on well-intentioned users should be also willing to answer these sorts of questions.