It's a flu. It's not done plague that's gonna wipe out half the country.
Anyone with symptoms will be told to self-isolate at home. Only the old and infirm should need hospital care.
I think it'll just become another yearly flu, albeit a stronger one.
There is a good chance they could suspend games as they are doing in Italy but I think we'll all just have to get on with it as containing this thing will be like holding back the tide.
I'd be more concerned about the CL if airlines start suspending flights to certain destinations or if a lot of their staff end up in quarantine.
Nowhere did I say it would wipe out half the country. It could still kill a lot of people though because the mortality rate is significantly higher than a normal flu, and this thing spreads so easily, survives on surfaces, and it's very contagious. There's also limited treatment options for those who get seriously ill until drugs can hopefully be produced next year.
Many hundreds of thousands of deaths is among the worst case scenarios and unlikely, but the government certainly believes it's a plausible outcome and has plans for it.
There is also a case in Italy apparently where a young healthy runner has just died. I'm not confident that only the old and infirm should need hospital care.
Bottom line - I hope the government is quick to say grounds cannot be populated with football supporters if cases continue to rise in the UK. They need to act fast despite the economic cost. If the season needs to be cancelled, so be it. I'm glad the Liverpool supporters in here also recognise that human lives are more important than games of football and sporting prizes.