I think it might be because so much is still unknown and Italy's death % keeps going up due to their medical facilities being heavily overloaded. In Long Islan

I think it might be because so much is still unknown and Italy's death % keeps going up due to their medical facilities being heavily overloaded. In Long Island, NY 6 people were recently confirmed infected. All but one is hospitalized but the problem is 2 are in their 20s, 2 are in their 30s, 1 is in their 40s and 1 is in their 80s. The only one not hospitalized is an early 20s woman[0]. The reports don't explicitly say if they had prior health conditions or not but most reporting up until now always included if the patient had prior health conditions. In any case, this doesn't seem to be limited to the old and sickly. Italian doctors are also saying they are seeing a large influx of younger healthy people needing critical care. This is folks having their lungs punctured and needing mechanical breathing machines to avoid drowning to death from liquid build up in their lungs. That is probably why people are freaking out. [0]: https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/03/11/two-new-coronavirus-cases-both-brookhaven-men-in-their-30s-hospitalized-at-stony-brook-suffolk-total-now-at-six/ https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/03/11/two-new-coronavirus-ca...