The facts on coronavirus aren't all scary — so why are we so afraid?
The outbreak is now a global pandemic, and seven weeks after the first U.S. case was announced outside Seattle, the number of people in the U.S. now known to be infected with the new strain has surpassed 1,000, with 38 dead. And the numbers keep climbing.
Uncertainty about the nature and trajectory of the threat exacerbates a feeling of not being in control. Fear of the unknownPart of what drives feelings of anxiety is a lack of information. The virus is new, and there remain many questions about the illness it causes. Most people haven't had it, nor do they know someone who has. Experts say that matters.
"When a danger or threat is gradually approaching it tends to be more frightening to us, than, let's say, if danger were to appear all of a sudden," Clark said of theory."We started out with media reports from China which seemed to be very distant to us, not a particular threat, but then over the weeks we see this encroaching, getting closer and closer to home."
If the risk to most people is mild to moderate symptoms, why does it feel as if the world is shutting down? This week Trump's remarks took a marked turn when he said that the epidemic"blindsided the world," that the challenge was"not our country's fault" and that a"very dramatic" stimulus was needed to stanch plummeting markets.The role of the mediaHealth experts say the media has an important role to play. It must dispense accurate information without being sensational, and it must avoid exploiting people's fears.
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