I think this is going maisntream soon, I hope panic does not cause more harm.

I think there's no practical way to avoid contagion,just read a comment from an acquaitance with ties to Japan that a person in a district on Japan that had not any contact with or even close to any known ill or suspect of being ill, person, fell ill with a "flu", went to hospital, and got diagnosed with Covid-19, so the spread is absolutely out of control.

I am betting on staying healthy and hoping for the best.