A Toronto-based infectious disease expert says people should stay calm instead of panicking in response to the coronavirus outbreak. "I think it comes down to paying attention to sources that I think people can trust without really being paralyzed and enraptured with fear," Sharkawy told CBC News on Sunday. You can't stop living, you can't stop using public transit, you can't stop travelling entirely, because the global economy and our everyday lives depend on being able to maintain those things at least at some level." Sharkawy says he's not advocating for people to shut themselves off and avoid any sort of media exposure. "That starts with the simple practice of vigilant hand washing, hand hygiene, keeping hand sanitizer with you in a ready supply wherever you might be."

Source: CBC News March 08, 2020 23:15 UTC