But all this talk of the media building it up etc doesn't acknowledge the fact that the media are reporting things that ARE happening.

California, Florida and Washington HAVE declared a state of emergency

Big sporting events ARE being cancelled

Countries ARE closing down schools

Yes it's a great story for the media and some people probably are running wild with it but there is a big problem which could get a lot worse before it gets better. Essentially suggesting that it's fake news is a bit silly when experts are agreed it's on the tipping point of being a pandemic which could cause a hell of a lot of disruption