And now school children in Brighton are being put into isolation by Public Health England - so not panic, but medical advice.
And yes, CLKD, it looks like a gigantic cover up, to encourage people to shrug it off in order to protect an economy. Pity it was downplayed so much in the beginning. This wouldn't be happening now if that hadn't been the case. I feel very sorry for those kids and their families and friends.
Information is trickling out, including by reputable scientists who work in our top infectious diseases units here in the UK, all confirming that the window to act (in terms of travel) has almost disappeared. That whole ridiculous 'it's not as bad as SARs' thing has proved to be disasterous.