Maybe a close contact was ill and contagious. Much hugging and consoling going on. I don't know, I am just trying to have a bit of optimism.
Then again, I should not be answering these questions and the press, not you, should be asking them. So, in the absence of real information comes wild speculation and fear.
I am not condeming you .... People should know this is not a red herring media inspired hysteria. This could be a world wide disaster. What y2k fear instilled could be a reality here.