The Trump administration announced new travel restrictions in order to curb the coronavirus spreading. From the Hill:

President Trump on Saturday further restricted travel from Iran and advised American citizens not to travel to specific regions in Italy and South Korea in response to the coronavirus. Vice President Pence announced the new steps alongside Trump and other U.S. health officials at a White House briefing with reporters on Saturday afternoon. Pence said Trump had authorized a ban on foreign nationals who have traveled to Iran in the last 14 days. The State Department is also working with the Italian and South Korean governments to enhance screenings in those countries of individuals traveling to the U.S.

This comes as the first death from coronavirus is recorded in the US:

“Medically high-risk patient in her late 50s,” Trump says, describing the first US death from Coronavirus. He said heathy people will be fine - and if you’re healthy and get Coronavirus you’ll “go through the process and you’ll be fine.” — Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 29, 2020

Washington state reports first coronavirus death in US: health department pic.twitter.com/9ORFrQvipY — Factal News (@factal) February 29, 2020







So. I do think it’s not really panic time, and Trump is right, the media is exaggerating this in order to hurt his presidency. BUT, on the other hand, it IS a medical emergency. And it can become a very serious one if we don’t take it seriously. Now is not the time to regurgitate ridiculous conspiracy theories in order to do as little as possible about a viral threat.

Here’s Trump’s press conference on coronavirus:

In conclusion, don’t panic, but take it seriously. Wash your hands, people. Don’t touch your faces. And if you are licking doorknobs in Wuhan, China, you should stop immediately. Or soonish.