The terrible side of the steps taken to stop the Coronavirus...

a woman with a mask is crying ，
“help，my husband is dying，i dont know what to do…”

in #Coronavirus quarantine zone possibly #wuhan due to dialect

this happens a lot in self quarantine familes，desperation all over the city

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— 巴丢草 Badiucao (@badiucao) February 8, 2020

Wow.  My heart goes out to her.  I wonder what would happen in the US if this thing goes full blown?  What are the plans to contain the outbreak?

Trying to lock down a major city like they've done in China is out of the question.  Could the supply chain hold up (stores operate on the "just in time" model)?

Could US hospitals handle the additional patients?  Could law enforcement handle the panic?

Confidence is not high in any of the above.  I hope this doesn't hit hard.