It's definitely an overreaction based on fear, fueled by the media: Instead, claims Streeck, his study found that: "There is no significant risk of catching the disease when you go shopping. Severe outbreaks of the infection were always a result of people being closer together over a longer period of time." https://www.businessinsider.com/death-rate-german-laboratory-city-5x-less-than-national-average-2020-4