My family spent the better part of three months last year in the Children's hospital in Calgary, after that I became really aware of how few people wash there hands properly. I, for one, think maybe some real caution is in order.
But on the upside, there are lots of really stupid people out there that i won't miss if they die.
My neighbors are due back from Mexico next week. They could easily bring it into my area in days. Paranoid? Not really but not stupid either.
You can laugh at the people panicking, But if the WHO is mobilizing then SOME panic might be reasonable.
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