So, 8 days later. I think fear is useful if it changes people's behaviour, which appears to be the ONLY THING we have to fight this at the moment. If we can deal with hoarding through social pressure and law as a last resort, we might be okay.

But please compare/contrast the current state of play:

1. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-they-call-it-the-apoc...

2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-51955362/us-st...