“Drama... spewing of hype...”
It is somewhat reminiscent of any given hurricane approach in the Southeast, with at least a week of “worst ever” hype.
“You will die” unless you follow the wildly premature and over-conservative direction given many days in advance, only to have 8 hours of gusty rain bands cross your area when the thing goes through.
At least the hurricane hype comes and goes in about a week, and only the bread and water disappear from store shelves. I’m sure the next hurricane preparation will add a run on TP.
You have a greater chance of being killed drowning in your own bathtub or taking a header down the stairs than of dying from the coronavirus.
Its all about perspective, folks.