Table 3.

Ten reasons why not to panic

1. We know what it is - we have identified the virus and have characterized it

2. We know how to detect - sensitive and specific tests are in place

3. The situation is improving in China - number of cases and deaths are on drastic decline

4. Most cases are mild - 81% cases are mild

5. Patients recover - of 169,610 cases to date, 77,776 have completely recovered

6. Symptoms are mild in the young - only 3% cases occur in those <20 and mortality is only 0.2% in <40

7. The virus can be wiped clean in a minute - the virus can be inactivated by ethanol, hydrogen peroxide or sodium hypochlorite

8. Science is on it, globally - the international science cooperation is at its peak in tackling COVID-19

9. Vaccines are in the making - there are already vaccine prototypes

10. Antivirals are coming - Remdesivir, Chloroquine, Oseltamivir and Interferon 1b are under trial.

Adapted from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/ coronavirus-keep-things-in-perspective-reasons-not-to-panic[27]