[jetpilot]

Whether you believe that the coronavirus threat is exaggerated or not, the panic is a real threat that has to be taken seriously. A major grocery chain has already cut its operating hours and is seriously considering temporarily closing its doors. If that hapens, it will suddenly become much more difficult to buy groceries in much of the northeast, as people hit the stores of its competitors even harder. The DC area is not far from seeing food riots.

A nation of sheep panicking when some of their their politicians, tv talking heads and social media "gurus" tell them to panic is a discussion for another thread.