Quote Originally Posted by bobh View Post
That's not a fair comparison. Whilst air travel is statistically the safest, a crash kills 100s in an instant.
Well that's it, it's spectacular. So is a new virus sweeping through the world. In fact, a plane crash would probably make the front page even if everyone survived. It's not just how many die.

Coronavirus won't kill millions, but it's got potential to badly interfere with lives if it spreads like it did in South Korea. Reporting on every new case is probably a bit much, but in general I'd say it's a good thing that we are made aware to improve our hygiene and stop it spreading so far while we still can.