I know you're of the opinion that the response in America has been a severe overreaction. I don't know if that is right or wrong. I do wonder why every country to experience this has taken such draconian measures to combat it. I was up late when this was being covered on the overnight Asian market coverage on Bloomberg (only channel that covers Asian markets overnight) in mid January, and the reporters in Asia were describing actions that I simply couldn't reconcile with the numbers being reported. At that time I remember China was only reporting hundreds sick. Look back through this thread from post 250 - 300 (specifically post 268). Look at the actions China was taking to limit spread when only a few hundred were sick. Now I don't believe their numbers, but their actions to limit spread were certainly not commensurate with the numbers being reported.
I am not a chicken little personality, but there is still something about this that simply doesn't add up. Why would every country go to such lengths to stop this? Why would India lock down 1.3B people with four hours notice when there are less than 1,000 sick there? Why would the largest companies, industries, and sports leagues on the planet stop in their tracks? As much as these companies and countries like money, I simply can't reconcile why they would do this if this wasn't a serious threat.
I'm not posting this as an argument, because, again, I don't know what the right answer is. But when I see the response from around the world in both the public and private sector, it seems like there is something that we are missing. Just my two cents.