Then click on Italy. 2 weeks ago they had 320 cases. Compare that to your country now. Look at the trend line for your country.
I’ve yet to hear someone explain to me how most countries won’t end up like Italy. The ones that stand out are Korea and China, but nobody seems to be taking the same action as them.
Why would I bother continuing to post references when I only have downvotes to look forward to for my effort? Spend two minutes on Google. Do you know how many billions of dollars have been already lost to cancelled events? SXSW was cancelled. Japan has been talking about postponing the Olympics for months. What more do you need spoon-fed?
It's not like you even need to do anything drastic! Just stock up on some non perishables and be prepared to stay home for a while if you can. That's literally all a responsible adult needs to be doing right now.
But whatever. I'm not taking this personally. Everything will be clear in the next 1-4 weeks. We're lagging behind European countries by 10-20 days, and like a typical epidemic the growth is exponential. Things are about to get interesting locally. I certainly hope I'm wrong but the constant trickle of literature out of China since early January (in legit journals like Lancet and PubMed) paints a very dire picture.
There was a small matter of oil prices dipping as a result of negotiations breaking down between Saudi Arabia and Russia, which may have played a minor role in Monday’s events.
I don’t disagree with your general sentiment, but there was more to the events on Monday than a virus.