I'm a scientist and have worked with viruses but I'm no expert. COVID-19 is highly dangerous to the elderly and immunocompromised, the average person will recover and in fact,I expect that many people have had it already and recovered. I even think I've had it back in January along with my family and workmates because we had the worst ever symptoms excluding the breathing troubles. Keep your Vitamins C and D up to boost your immune system.
The biggest problem is hysteria, fake news and social media. I had a meeting with some surgeons yesterday and they say it is a problem that will get bigger but its not apocalyptic. This does depend on healthcare of course, the UK are good while the Italians don't have much of a clue. It doesn't help that people are panic buying and sending out images of lung cancer patients saying that its COVID.
The one thing that is clear is the Chinese situation is much worse than they report and as a scientific community, we have strong reservations about their practices. It really wouldn't surprise me if they were to execute people who have mild symptoms and burn their bodies.