We get the Mayo Daily Update and the COVID-19 pandemic is a real pandemic. There are going to be thousands of infected people until the herd immunity takes over and it burns out. That being said, it is not the Apocalypse Plague That Is Going To Turn Us All Into Zombies (APTIGTTUAIZ). It is a serious respiratory virus that is related to the virus that causes SARS. Its transmissibility (R0) is around 3-5. Measles R0 is around 20. For every patient 0, there will be 3-5 people who catch the virus from that person. Mortality is low except in older males with health issues. (The IAP demographic, unfortunately
.) A pandemic is not anything other than term used by epidemiologists to describe how wide spread an infection will be. The media tends to sensationalize the word.
(Edit: I talked about Ebola but on re-looking, the high R0 was from an esoteric virus that no one outside the CDC-P has ever heard of. Ebola's R0 is actually quite low. Sorry.)
With almost all respiratory viruses, prevention is the key. Stay away from groups in ares where there is a high incidence, don't shake hands, wipe down surfaces, wash hands frequently. Above all else, get the vaccine when it comes out.
So, should you go to craft shows? Depends. Responsible show managers will cancel in an area with increased infection rates. If you have COPD and bronchitis, it would be advisable to stay away. Get a vat of hand sanitizer and have it available at your table. Don't shake hands. Get some Clorox wipes and wipe down your pens frequently. Avoidance of contact is the best route to avoidance of infection.
Oh, and eat chocolate. Doesn't do shpitt about the virus, but you feel better anyway.