Not to make light of the situation, well a little, but...
N1H1. No mass hysteria. No public shutdowns. No quarantines. No sunshine pumping by the media, No fear mongering.
CDC numbers to date for 2019/2020 Flu season, hundreds of thousands of influenza cases, 22,000 deaths in the US. Nothing.
Covid-19. Somewhat mild symptoms, similar to if not milder than the flu. No health danger not already present with influenza. Presence in US and other countries has probably already been spreading longer than people know, and has already been contracted and recovered. Didn't know what to call it until the Chinese finally owned up. Main difference ???? TRUMP is in office. It's only natural for the media and their associates backing them to push mass hysteria and fear mongering. This viral outbreak would get barely half the media attention and panic pandering if it was someone in office other than TRUMP. We all know that's true. It will soon be added to the group listing of all the other Chinese released epidemics that know one really shows concern over anymore. And since my wife is in need of a smart phone internet intervention, this weekend panic cost me some cash at the store. Thanks MMM for your over the top panic pandering. Responsible hygiene and such to do your part certainly noted, and should be expected. But, the media cares less for the 22,000 flu deaths than they do for a virus that they can blame Trump for how he handled or didn't handle.