[lm28469]

> everyone is very cautious in my town of ~20k,

That's not how it works unless by "cautious" you mean wearing gloves and properly fitted masks and avoiding all unprotected human contact.

[kohtatsu]

By cautious I mean there are 100 confirmed cases in my country, yet everyone is already talking about it and few people are scoffing. Our cafés are mostly empty, which yes counts as being cautious, and yes it is literally how social distancing and flattening the curve works.