People should lock them down inside their homes for the rest of their lives if they're scared to living the life. Humans are doing so well that death isn't even a thing anymore, everyone just thinks that they're immortal unless, some "outer" threat like this virus pops out and everyone going ape shit. Before this, in their wonderland nothing could have happened to their dear life.
It ain't a hoax, but really ain't going to stress out about it more than cancer.