Just got this phone alert system warning about Corona virus in Seoul, South Korea

The following was posted on 1/27/2020 as a reply to the parent post:

Note – they send out a lot of these here. Bad air quality days are the most common reason for them. First time I got one a long time ago I freaked out, now I know better that they're quite common

Still, unsettling to get one and already know before you translate it that it's about something so serious.

I went out and stocked up on some food & water just in case. 50% of people had a mask on walking around, but restaurants were full of people eating out together despite the warnings & holiday