The CNN link did not literally say we are all going to die, but they are doing their level best to stoke fears and create panic. It is irresponsible, but profitable. At for-profit media outlets, $$$ comes first. Regardless, reason serves the general public much better than hand-wringing and out of control emotions.
Thirty years ago, most media outlets had a few competitors. That applies to TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, magazines, and all the rest. After cable TV became very widespread, now the TV stations had dozens of competitors. Competition became much more intense, and many smaller, local stations suffered as a result. Enter the Internet, and now all these media outlets are competing with one another, and also with new media outlets. The incredibly fierce competition has led to the very marked decline of newspapers, with radio and TV also greatly impacted. Have you looked at any magazines lately? Most are very thin indeed, almost pamphlets. The result is that old school media outlets are desperately trying to survive. They are increasingly willing to resort to any means to stay afloat.
The Internet allows voices to be heard that would otherwise be silenced or go unnoticed. The downside is that it gives fools and experts the same level of credibility.
The CDC? If you mean the one at
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html, there is cause for concern, but not panic. The same would apply to the flu. If the problem is unknowns and it is to soon to speculate, then why are people speculating and freaking out? Unreasoned fear just makes people look silly, it won't affect coronavirus one bit.
That is another example of unreasoning fear being counterproductive. Superstition and guesswork are poor substitutes for science and logic.
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