The route of transmission is still unclear - airborne or faecal?
Almost certainly airbourne based on what happened on that cruise ship. Probably long lived, i.e lives a long time on surfaces. Might be resistant to antiseptics (like wipes and hand wash).
When in to the body, it doesn't seem to manifest itself for many days or even a few weeks, and during that period does not trigger the body's immune system. Thus passing a test to say you haven't got it will return false negatives, as they test by looking for antibodies.
It also appears to be highly contagious.
It would appear that symptoms might not appear for as long as a month, not the 14 day period being used.
As with any good virus, it seems that some people will become super spreaders with few on no symptoms. There is also no indication whether someone who has 'recovered' cannot still pass it on.
I am in the second highest risk group, where I think 11% of people like me (who have heart disease or who have had a heart attack) die. Normal people seem to have a mortality rate of just under 1%.
So. Things, activities or places to avoid:
Contact sport, maybe all sport
School
Swimming Pools
Public changing rooms, washrooms and toilets
Places of intense social contact; hotels, bars, clubs, shopping malls, supermarkets
Public transport (elevator, bus, coach, tram, underground, train or plane)
Anywhere with air conditioning; large buildings, most modern offices, hotels, hospitals, shopping malls, shops
and so on.
OR, we just accept that it is going to spread out of control anyway and accept the inevitable, and just get on with our lives (or deaths). If the majority of the population of the world are going to get it, then we can't all expect hospital treatment. It simply is what it is. My suspicion is that there will already be hundreds of super spreaders taking it around the world. The WHO might not want to admit that, nor will governments, nor the press, but it is what it is.
IF the virus were to mutate slightly and become more lethal. Instead of 1-2%, let's say 5-10% (maybe more) than the world economy has a big problem. If that is so, best a borrower be, not a lender. And to prove that, look at investors switching to gold.
Quite a few elephants in that room. Getting crowded.