Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus not contained

Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by _wldu on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @09:48AM (#22423348)

I'm not concerned at all about getting the virus or having an outbreak in my community. That's part of life and we'll deal with it if it happens. But I am concerned that people may start panicking and become irrational. There's so much fake news out there about this. People will be panicked into buying all the food they can (whether they need it or not) and stay at home. Sort of like a snow storm forecast but worse.

News outlets really need to cover this responsibly and not incite panic. Those that do ought to be held accountable.

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by iso1210 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @01:18PM (#22425638)

> There's so much fake news out there about this

This is a key part of what makes this case so much more worse than SARS

Worth noting SARS started later in the year too

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by monkeynotes on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @12:53PM (#22425395)

We don't really have enough facts to be certain of anything, the uncertainty is what causes people to respond aggressively and worry about worst case. What we do know is death rates are around 2% which is a legitimate concern.

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