[akstrohm]

The total death toll is not the point at all. It's the population that is infected--young, healthy people--that is significant. Because future waves are typically worse than initial waves and because the virus could easily mutate to a more dangerous form (more contagious, more deadly, resistant to current treatments), it is simply too early to tell how problematic it will become. Sure, some of the media coverage may be excessive, but that does not mean that this isn't something to be taken seriously. You can't just compare it to seasonal flu strains in terms of the number of people infected and draw your conclusions from that. It doesn't make any sense.