View Chris Martenson YouTube coronavirus videos for an easy to understand refutation of that WSJ article you cite.

Let Mexico take the “do nothing” road and the US exercise abundant caution until we have more complete information.

Don’t worry, our oligarchy will survive. Sure, we risk a currency collapse, but just buy some gold now while it’s still cheap and you’ll be alright. We were going to lose the dollar’ s exorbitant privilege sooner or later anyway. I’d rather have the virus burn away that scourge than bring potentially millions of Americans an early death.