There's the obvious issues with this article as of 1/30/2020, the numbers are old and have vastly changed. It's true that the media does hype up "new" diseases and that, likely, unnecessary fear is spreading, or at the very least it's spreading far too early. However, I disagree with the suggestion that this disease is un-noteworthy. While some of the recent precautions seem extreme, like the flight bans, it is worth studying and understanding how this disease moves and works. Trying to limit and track the global spread is also important.

The headline looks like a clickbait, but this article seems necessary. It questions some relevant points that the media is making noise about, and offers a meaningful comparison between other diseases/flu and how they usually spread. I like the objective way the text is written, but I'm still not sure about what is really happening. It's good to read another point of view, anyways.