I think most people, myself included, just thought it was media hype and no worse than flu.
It's only really hit home since seeing doctors in Italy struggling etc...
For me it was a case of seeing China on the news and thinking "Oh, shit, nasty..." and not thinking much more of it. I'm concerned for older members of my family who are high risk, but I'm not too worried about myself, still definitely not looking forward to having it.
As @Greetings said, the spirit of the community is good to see. I'm volunteering locally to help those in need.