Coronavirus spreads fear, misinformation and bad policy ideas

It’s understandable that people are fearful of the coronavirus, the infectious respiratory illness that is resulting in widespread, worldwide panic. Most reactions are counterproductive and out of proportion to the threat. Now’s the time to take a deep breath and follow the advice on those ubiquitous British motivational posters: “Keep calm and carry on.”
The media frenzy only is compounding the problem.  As a result, many public events are cancel