It wasn't a question of IF, but one of WHEN the fear and panic would overrule common sense.
Some people's reaction to not being able to control everything is to clamp down harder.
It's also IMHO the natural reaction of the statist to use the cover of an event to implement draconian restrictions they wouldn't otherwise be able to get away with and to it in the name of "safety".
I mean you have cops in Greenville MS flat out telling a pastor his rights have been "suspended".
That's a situation that wouldn't have been able to even be imagined a couple months ago.
Now you've got the Governor of my state telling people if you gather at church we are going to forcible detain you in your house for 14 days.
A clear violation of the 1st and 4th Amendments.