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How to not overreact to the coronavirus

By Madeline Fry Schultz
Published March 3, 2020 4:27pm ET
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How to not overreact to the coronavirus
President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. | (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

People have responded to the rise of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as they have with other pandemics: in a calm, rational way.

Just kidding! Stores are selling out of groceries, hand sanitizer, and face masks — even though those surgical masks won’t keep you from getting the virus.

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