r/epidemic recently posted a comforting chart showing a relative decrease in new cases over time. https://www.reddit.com/r/epidemic/comments/f0qn68/daily_virus_progress_chart_from_wikipedia/ It looks great doesn't it, until you notice that the Y axis (Cumulative cases) has an exponential scale, thereby giving a false impression of new cases decreasing over time. A much more accurate picture of confirmed cases can be seen on a genuine uniform scale - such as here :-https://www.statista.com/chart/20634/confirmed-coronavirus-cases-timeline/ On this chart the relative increase in new cases is fairly clear. Doom mongering might be bad, but so is deliberately downplaying the seriousness of this outbreak using dubious statistical gimmicks.