Recently watched a NETFLIX documentary special on SARS, and this is what I gathered from it:

The only reason SARS-1 didn't wipe out 10% of the world population is because, luckily, it wasn't considered terribly hardy and fizzled out as quickly as it arrived. It also had some weakness in its ability to securely attach to receptor sites. This one is able to bond more securely. My hope is that this thing fizzles out the same way and as suddenly as SARS-1 since they are both of the same type of SARS virus.

China has a problem with viral breakouts from cultural folk medicinal beliefs about wildlife and freshly killed animals "powering" the body, which is why these different animals are kept together alive in confined spaces defecating all over each other, creating the prime environment for zootonic transmission. The Chinese government and health authorities acknowledged this after SARS-1 and even signed a commitment to the IHR to monitor, prevent, and IMMEDIATELY report, but failed to do so this time and covered it up instead, violating the agreement that was signed by almost 200 countries.

Point being, if they continue to act irresponsibly, this will continue to happen again and again, shutting the world down. This is just a reality. Political Correctness won't change these facts.