Don't have to argue with me, I have a foot in your camp. People are bad at assessing risks, and treat familiar risks with familiarity and new risks with panic.
As a society we don't take normal coughs and sneezes seriously enough, but at the same time fail to behave cordially each time there is a media hype flu.
Supply chains are run on a razor's edge. They aren't designed to handle people buying a month of supplies, and the suppliers have failed to adapt to accommodate this surge that was bound to happen (weekly shop + > 2 weeks larder in case of sickness).
Self isolation while infectious should be the norm, not the exception. Society should be adapted to suit people doing so.
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