[ritchiebaby]

Johnson and the Government aren't taking this seriously in my opinion. They are still allowing flights from infected places in Italy and China etc and there is no screening at airports. The public are panic buying with food, soap, hand gels and toilet rolls. The media are scaremongering and seem to be loving this.

There are too many things not being mentioned -
air conditioning in hotels, aeroplanes and cruise ships for example (potentially germ-filled air being recycled to everybody),
a sudden rush to buy soap and hand gels would suggest that people are not employing basic hygiene in their ordinary lives,
there have been 2 UK deaths due to coronavirus but probably hundreds due to flu in the same period so a bit of perspective is needed,
large gatherings of thousands of people are being banned in some countries but a small gathering of a few people could be just as likely to pass on the virus.
we are advised that's it's OK to sneeze onto our sleeves but then bump elbows as a greeting instead of shaking hands - surely guaranteed to pass on germs.

My list could go on even further, but would be much too sensible for the media or Government to consider.