It's got a higher lung infection rate than the flu has. The issues is mainly overburdening hospitals. In Belgium with a population of 11,5 million, we only have 1600 intensive care beds (and that's apparently high average for a Western country). With a virus that sends around 10% to the hospital with pneumonia (and that can come quick, I had it myself from a stupid cold in 2015) you only need around 30000 infected to risk the collapse of your health care. We're now at 600 confirmed, and probably a multitude carrier and unaware.
While some measures and reaction maybe panicky, in general an