“I wonder if there is an underlying reason for the medical panic? “
I don’t know that our CDC virus hunters are exactly in a panic, but they aren’t part of the complacent crowd dismissing it either. They have been asking for access to Wuxan and China isn’t cooperating. So they don’t know as much about this virus as they would like.
It’s certainly a very big deal in China. It may be more lethal for the Chinese than other genetic groups, something to do with ACE2 receptors in the lung.
Your point about a potential 2nd wave is a real concern. Coronaviruses mutate quickly just like the flu does. Apparently that’s what happened in 1918 between the waves. Covid-19 has already known to have split into two variants, “L” being more aggressive than “S”.
Interesting, brief article.