What we can learn from the Coronavirus pandemic

Are you worried about the coronavirus? If you are, you are not alone. The terror that surrounds the arrival of a new infectious disease is almost always guaranteed to send the masses into overdrive as they try to calm their nerves with questionable behavior. Millions of Americans have already begun the panicked frenzy of stockpiling everyday goods in anticipation of riding out the pandemic. Schools and local governments have taken more sensible measures by limiting unnecessary traveling and access to large gatherings, including sporting events.

While it’s highly unlikely the virus will reach the epic proportions lauded by bloggers and conspiracy theorists, the arrival of the mutated strain has impressed upon the masses the importance of being prepared and remaining calm. Although the virus remains isolated on the national level, we’ve already seen humanity’s knee-jerk reaction to a disease that we still know very little about. Bogarting toilet paper and masks demonstrates how easily Americans can give into their primal, yet misguided survival instincts, as well as our collective inability to listen to logic and reason. (Seriously though, toilet paper? What do people think this virus will do to them?).

Elephant Safe Rooms can restore your sense of calm

There are few certainties when it comes to dealing with a new disease. Often times, just the anxiety that comes with new threats is worse than the disease itself. Only time will tell if the coronavirus will live up to its nefarious reputation, or if it’s an overblown reaction, similar to the H1N1 swine flu epidemic of 2009. There was also the Ebola scare of 2014. During the chaos of the media blitz that resulted in the airwaves and innerwebs becoming clogged with misinformation, millions of Americans wrongfully believed that the Ebola virus could be spread through the air. As you could imagine, this did nothing to quell the mass anxiety that had gripped the nation. While this fear mongering had almost no effect on the United States and western civilization, such misinformation caused further deaths and misery in west Africa, which is where the latest outbreak originated.

There is a silver lining, however, to the coronavirus outbreak. It does drive home the importance of being prepared and having a well thought out contingency plan. The thousands of people who made a rush on local grocery stores to stockpile toilet paper are obviously not prepared for those worst-case scenarios. In the face of uncertainty, they realized how little they know about how to respond to an emergency and reacted in an irrational manner. Calculated and rational individuals simply don’t react to the remote possibility of a disaster. They rest assured knowing they have a plan in place if society is derailed.

4′ x 4′ Safe Room can protect your family from domestic threats

So how do the well-prepared restore calm to their lives while their neighbors succumb to mass hysteria? They take proactive measures to protect their families before threats materialize. Investing in steel protection from Elephant Safe Room is just one way they can guarantee their family’s safety and well-being. In the face of an epidemic, a safe room or underground bunker is a measured approach to counteract the uncertainty of a quickly spreading threat. Pandemics almost never reach the levels that are portrayed in Hollywood blockbuster movies, but a safe room is the ideal place to isolate your family from a pathogen or delusional mob seeking refuge. You can ride out almost any storm behind the steel welded plating of one of our safe rooms that can in a variety of sizes with different features.