I am concerned, as are a lot of people at work and in my personal life, as are my local public officials. I live in a moderately populated area, but I work in a big city, one of the biggest in New York state. There’s an outbreak of the virus not far from my job, and someone who works across the street from my job was just tested positive for the virus. My best friend’s coworker is a neighbor of the first positive case in the County. Many schools in my county are closed for cleaning. I don’t know what the parents are doing for child care. Maybe they have to stay home themselves, or do some communal child care (for the kids that are not old enough to stay home alone).
I cannot get any vaccines due to an immune system issue, so even if there’s a vaccine for this virus in the future, I won’t be able to get it.
I was planning a vacation for Spring break, but now am hesitant to make plans so I am waiting. I am not planning any summer vacation just yet. I definitely don’t want to pay for something and lose money. At work, all of us are going to restaurants less often.
I’m definitely concerned and I feel it’s with good reason. Maybe I’d be less concerned if I lived in the middle of nowhere and didn’t have to work for a living, and didn’t have a kid in the school system. I could just stay home and have limited exposure to people, and ride it out.
I agree with @canidmajor that “mortal fear” sounds sarcastic and mocking of people that are worried and/or concerned.
The OP is not the only person on this site that has made flippant comments about the virus and the issue of catching it.