Good luck with that. Viruses do not care about your religion or beliefs. As you say it is all a form of marketing that exploits fears. Did he say that donations to his church protect you even more? Stupidity spreads faster than any virus.

The danger of this virus is that there is no real treatment. If a few people in the US get it then it is likely to spread. There are so many people travelling around the world all the time. At least China has more power to restrict movement and this may help control it. People need to listen to the doctors and scientists rather than politicians and preachers who have no idea.