As you'll see from today's CDC announcement, the steps the federal government are taking amount to: "Gee, I hope you state and local governments do something. Oh, and sorry about that whole testing catastrophe." .. But, it was all somebody else's fault."
There! ..Fixed it for ya!
I think, anybody sticking their head out of a window and having a quick looky-see over the last decade or-so, might surmise that "we" have been on our own, here in the US, for quite some time.
Oh, I have all the Faith in the World that Govt. are working like maniacs, right now, to get a handle on all this; and to quickly mop-up this mess. Said it before "blah, blah, blah, Money, Power, Glory, blah-blah...", but, that is only counting on selfish people in government being selfish. Which is (sadly), somewhat heartening in times like these.
The good-guys / scientists are also cracking-on with this thing, too. And that's a lot of scientists - wielding a lot of knowledge, all in possession of a Lot of really cool gear!! :0)
...But, individually, we are not victims here. And we much-more-likely-ain't gonna-be "kicking-off", due to this thing. :0)
Just want to reiterate: Hysteria and Panic serves no-purpose - at all, in these situations. It just adds to the negative effects of it.
No matter how this plays out - who, or how-many are effected by this - there is Always something a person can do to empower Themselves - and - Right Now. Whether it be gaining real-knowledge, or making realistic preparations.
There IS Money and Power in solving this thing; but also money and power in down-playing this thing, too; so don't expect rescue.
...If you are waiting for rescue, you'll likely starve due to immobility before that happens, whether this thing touches you at all. ..So expect to put some real effort into taking care of yourself/period.
...after the dust settles on this thing, I have no-doubt that anybody again looking out their window will still notice that they are "by themselves in all this". ...We'll just be back to waiting on the next indication of complete incompetence that jeopardizes us all - that is, IF a person wanted to sit-back and wait for that kinda thing to roll around once again.
It's a mentality thing. Swim, or just sit back, watch the waves come-in, and let them all wash over you for lack of any real-movement.
Move. Make a plan. Do what you can. If you run out of ideas, Research, Be realistic about this thing. Prepare - without going mental in that regard. 15 ARs and Million rounds of ammo is always gonna be trumped by a box of buck-fifty power-bars. Don't get caught up in panic or the hysterical crap. Oh, and Turn Off The Fucking News "Shows". .to hell with those assholes.
.Just empower yourselves. Because there are no victims or saviors here.
Also - just saying, that this thing isn't 'out to get you' .. :0) ... Nothing in nature is ...it just doesn't care if you run across it is-all. Start There. Logically work a progression, and take steps to minimize your risks - on all sides, and limit your exposure.
Government isn't going to do that for you. Assume that there are just too-many that will jump ahead in government's consideration before they get to "taking care of you".
You have to take care of yourself.
Let movement on this be a distraction. Swim. Have at it.