Yes we are. I want you to keep this fact in mind: We don't know how many people are infected. We only the number from people who go in to get checked. For all you know there's a ton of people with a slight flu that are now fine. My son and myself had a pretty rough cough and fever Feb 30. Could that have been the chinese virus? We don't know. Extrapolate.
Based on everything I've read there's two schools of thought:
1. Let the virus take hold. Save the economy, let God sort out the vulnerable.
2. Quarantine and contain. Save the vulnerable, life-support the economy until the virus dies out.
I'm not sure anyone knows where the "Spanish" Flu originated, but it may in fact have the US. It was certainly spread by US troops. The only reason it is called "Spanish" Flu is because it happened during WW I and neutral Spain was the only country reporting it in the press, as opposed to US, UK, etc which were censoring the news so as not to look weak during wartime.
Based on everything I've read there's two schools of thought:
1. Let the virus take hold. Save the economy, let God sort out the vulnerable.
2. Quarantine and contain. Save the vulnerable, life-support the economy until the virus dies out.
US and others are doing #2.
England is doing #1.
We'll see how that plays out.