While Coronavirus outbreak centres around the world hunker down for a long fight, a conservative columnist is telling Canadians to “take a chill pill.”

According to epidemiologists, 35 to 70 percent of Canadians could become sick. Yet, National Post columnist Stephen Ledrew tells us “don’t believe the hype” and blames an “over-active media frenzy.”

Coincidentally, the National Post columnist compares the ‘hysteria’ to the NCAA’s ‘March Madness,’ which has now been canceled due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the United States.

Ledrew, rightfully, warns against the spread of false information but then dismisses the seriousness of the situation in the same breath.

Since his commentary video, the coronavirus has been declared a pandemic and global markets have plummeted to historic lows. Several sports leagues have suspended their seasons and Ontario’s schools have been shut down.

For information regarding the Coronavirus or COVID-19, please look to public health agencies such as the Public Health Agency of Canada.