[rossdavidh]

Well, in my case, I was actually more worried in early February, when I did not believe that authorities in Austin, TX where I live, would take it seriously. However, they have in fact cancelled the SXSW music festival, so that we don't have thousands of people flying in from all over, mixing their air in planes, then spreading out throughout the city to breathe each other's air in packed venues.

So in this case, the fact that the authorities are starting to panic a bit, is reassuring to me.

Also, aside from not going out to big events myself, it's not like there's much I can do. It's not "quit your job and head to the hills and live off the land" time, yet, and other than washing my hands, not going to music festivals, etc. there's not a lot I can do.