I think it is not so clear that they are any more reliable than other sources. The media in the UK seems to have been candid about the low risk to younger people, but that's not the point is it? The governmental responses at least in the UK and US changed as it became clear it was more serious than we (or they, at least) thought, not less [1]. And this became quite apparent when it started occurring on the ground in Italy.

>We are going to get hyperinflation now, US dollars will become worthless soon

Now that, is sensationalism.

[1] https://www.ft.com/content/16764a22-69ca-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcc...