Sure, the Italians are also in on some conspiracy to get Trump.

Unless you're over 60 and/or have various medical issues, chances are very low you'll die from it.  But you can STILL transmit this to others, including, indirectly, to the elderly, so it's the height of selfishness not to take precautions.  People are incredibly selfish.  They're going to take their vacation come hell or high water, without any regard for the life and welfare of others.  It's a grave sin to be reckless with this thing when people could die as a result of your actions.  You have to still go about living your life to SOME extent, but curtailing unnecessary activity and taking reasonable precautions are a clear moral requirement.

This is actually a good thing that so many sinful activities are shut down or curtailed ... rock concerts and the notoriously-sinful Spring Break for college students.

Apparently cruise ships are a no-go now. The Prime Minister's wife here is said to have the virus, so it gives an excuse for Justine Turdho the coward to avoid meeting Trump.
Many pro sports suspended. Poor masses wont be getting their bread and circuses. Boo hoo.

Recreational facilities are suspending activities here where I be. I have no doubt those and all public pools will be shut down soon.

Any money, travel to the US will be restricted or suspended soon, and even between provinces.

Having seen saddled with a few autoimmune diseases, I know my risk is greater to catch the virus and expire.

Now if so many people are scared sh*tless, why do they need tuckus tissue?

I sense the need to stockpile on food that comes from outside the country. That and get more ammo in case a herd of toilet paper hoarding idiots start like a stampede of constipated buffalo.

Also, don’t forget the English came to America with small pox on blankets to kill Native Americans and most likely colonists too. That was a nasty thing to do for that time in history.  England still messed up for joining communist Euro union from the start. 

Flu: 34,000,000 – 49,000,000 flu illnesses, 16,000,000 – 23,000,000 flu medical visits, 350,000 – 620,000 flu hospitalizations and 20,000 – 52,000 flu deaths

The covid-19 virus is much more contagious.  Look at the known statistics.  A month ago Italy had practically no reported cases.  A few weeks later they have over 12000 cases and about 500 deaths.  That's why the prediction that 70% of the world population will become infected is believable.  70% of 300 million (US population) is 210 million.  If it is something like the flu, of those 210 million infected, about 100 million will need medical attention.  About 2.5 million will need to be hospitalized and about 200,000 will die.  But it looks like it is much more deadly than the flu so 200,000 would be a very low estimate.  And our hospitals can't handle 2.5 million severe cases so that also would increase the mortality rate.  If we all act like it is a big hoax that isn't going to hurt us then it would not be hard to imagine a half million dead or more.  That's how Europe handled it initially.  They thought it wouldn't effect them.  But it did.  Fortunately, we have Trump as our president and he understood the danger and took immediate action to limit travel to and from the hot zones.  So now we have about a 2-3 week lead time on Europe.  If we don't avoid contact with people, our country will suffer the same fate as Italy.  I have a cousin who is a respiratory therapist in Boston and about a week ago she said there was nothing.  A few days later she said it was getting bad.  So it is only going to get worse and if we act like it doesn't exist, it will get a lot worse.

Flu: 34,000,000 – 49,000,000 flu illnesses, 16,000,000 – 23,000,000 flu medical visits, 350,000 – 620,000 flu hospitalizations and 20,000 – 52,000 flu deaths

The covid-19 virus is much more contagious.  Look at the known statistics.  A month ago Italy had practically no reported cases.  A few weeks later they have over 12000 cases and about 500 deaths.  That's why the prediction that 70% of the world population will become infected is believable.  70% of 300 million (US population) is 210 million.  If it is something like the flu, of those 210 million infected, about 100 million will need medical attention.  About 2.5 million will need to be hospitalized and about 200,000 will die.  But it looks like it is much more deadly than the flu so 200,000 would be a very low estimate.  And our hospitals can't handle 2.5 million severe cases so that also would increase the mortality rate.  If we all act like it is a big hoax that isn't going to hurt us then it would not be hard to imagine a half million dead or more.  That's how Europe handled it initially.  They thought it wouldn't effect them.  But it did.  Fortunately, we have Trump as our president and he understood the danger and took immediate action to limit travel to and from the hot zones.  So now we have about a 2-3 week lead time on Europe.  If we don't avoid contact with people, our country will suffer the same fate as Italy.  I have a cousin who is a respiratory therapist in Boston and about a week ago she said there was nothing.  A few days later she said it was getting bad.  So it is only going to get worse and if we act like it doesn't exist, it will get a lot worse.

I agree that it is more contagious. Definitely. I live in the area that has been most affected (Washington state).

I recall a doctor (pediatrician) telling me once that chicken pox is so contagious that it can practically go though walls, this was when my two oldest sons contracted chicken pox. In fact, when my two oldest had chicken pox, my youngest son was born at that time, and our pediatrician told me that I couldn't go home with a newborn and expose the baby to chicken pox, because the mortality rate for newborns was very high, if they contract chicken pox. So, I went to stay with my mom for a week, after being discharged from the hospital, while my husband cared for the other two at home.

That's how it is with this latest virus. We have to be very careful. The majority of those who contract it will be okay. But some will become extremely ill. And some of those will not survive.

ZeroHedge is reporting that Italy has 1809 deaths.  Keep in mind that whatever they are reporting for the official number of cases in your area, that's only the tip of the iceberg.  Most people get a mild infection which is like having a cold.  It's the 15-20% who get bad infections who will be in great danger.  But the only way to be sure to not get a bad infection right now is to avoid contact with other people as much as possible.  The health care system does a good job of handling bad infections but it can't handle it if they all happen in a very short period of time.