Does 'panic' mean 'reacting to a problem with a severity of response that is proportionate to how big of a problem it will be in the future, rather than how big of a problem it is now'?
Bah, proper statistics on Chinese data showed this was going to be really bad in January. Nobody lifted a finger then other than quarantine, which already was known to be insufficient based on initial Chinese epidemiology.
(When the curve was way past SARS-CoV-1 outbreak.)
Correct data-driven measures have been taken somewhat too late.
The definition of panic is: "A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once. synonym: fear."
The reason we don't panic about the number 1 killer of Americans is because we are rational about it. We've researched and considered the cause and results carefully.
The solution to something that causes fear is not more fear is it?
Probably many problems have been solved by this.