My dad watched intently with an agitated look upon his face between calling family and friends to gain insight on their take on the situation and scouring the internet, researching how stock markets faired after similar infectious diseases spread around the world like Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the past. And I am happy to share that the stock market did recover perfectly fine after those were eradicated. I say actively not panicking because he was concerned and worried of course — who wants to lose thousands and thousands of dollars — but he didn't become so unhinged that he flew off the handle and took all his funds out of the market due to wide spread pandemonium. At the time of print, there have been four cases of coronavirus in Illinois, which is where I live, with a possible fifth, if confirmed. With Illinois being one of the 10 states with cases, I can't say I am not concerned. I have avoided going anywhere with large crowds like the mall. However, I have not flown off the handle and taken my son out of daycare, locked my family in the house, resorted to ordering groceries for delivery and avoided living life. I have not let panic take over.
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