Question Author
At the beginning of the epidemic, there were a few medical voices heard on BBC News advising people not to worry, and that a period in bed with the usual (paracetamols and hot-water bottles) would probably suffice.
Their wise words were swiftly replaced by others who were more 'newsworthy', i.e who spoke of 'panic', of 'outbreaks', who described every increase in coronavirus cases as an 'upsurge' rather than a simple increase.
Too late now, we are 'all' alarmed. Government and medical cock up? Probably not. Just part of the media-driven hysteria so typical of this age.
A