The public reaction for coronavrius in Seattle has gone from 0 to 100 in about 2 weeks. 2 weeks ago, the world was a normal place. On Monday and Tuesday the first official COVID related deaths are reported. Tuesday evening, Amazon emails everyone in Seattle to let them know someone in a SLU office tested positive. Wednesday most folks work from home, then on Thursday Microsoft and Amazon tell everyone to start working from home through the end of March. From there the curve has gotten much steeper.
The rate at which the world has flipped upside down feels unprecedented in my short life. It's been a sad & frustrating couple of days and I'm heartbroken for the college season to end so suddenly. I empathize with everyone who's lives are impacted much more than mine.
However if you're skeptical about whether the public reaction to coronavirus (as of March 13) is too aggressive, watch this video (~9 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas0tIxDvrg
It's a good reminder that, 1) Your life is literally now a high school math problem and
2) Any significant reduction in the rate of infection can have a very impact on the total infected population.
Correctly applied fear can bring about rapid change. "If no one is worried, that's when you should be worried."
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