Covid 19 time

Its hard for me to wrap my head around it all.  The virus seems to have a choke hold on the Country, even the world. Stores, restaurants, manufacturing and other non essential businesses are shut down. This could send us into a horrible depression.  That recession could cause unemployment,  stock market crash, loss of 401k values, high crime rates, depression,  suicide, murder, and all for a virus that has a 99% surviveablity rate. It Doesn't make sense to me. It seems like the media hates it when Trump gives people hope. They also get upset when he suggests that hydracloriquin shows promising results in make patients feel better, and saving them from death. The media has been critical of everything. Even when things show promise.
We are fortunate for now, we are both able to continue to work.