The convention itself will weigh the pros and cons, information for that area or region and insurance liabilities. A lot are canceling or pushing the date out if possible.
If you are asking for yourself to attend or not attend, then answer these common questions to help make a determination.
What age are you?
This virus seems to spare the younger, healthy children thru young adults without any underlying health conditions. Doesn't mean they are immune, just getting mild to no symptoms. If you are in your 50's or older, you may want to take a hard look at overall risk factors.
If you have any breathing issues (asthma) you may want to pass, as this bug seems to CRIT on Respiratory Systems pretty regularly
What is your general state of health?
Exercise and eat right, plenty of sleep. Shower reasonably often, keep hands clean. Because we know most gamers unfortunately do not necessarily fall into this category. Burning the candle hard at a convention is a right of passage. Let's not digress into the state of gamer/convention/cleanliness, touchy subject.
Are you insured and prepared for the unexpected?
Health insurance in this county is a monster and for some, one that eats them alive. You hope to never use it but most of us have it for this reason. It's not uncommon to break a leg while skiing on a ski vacation, your insurance have little qualms on covering. They may question you attending a convention during an outbreak and fight you on coverage if you do catch it. But that is a question you can ask before leaving for a con and get the answer in writing.
To quote Roosevelt
" So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. "
Make informed decisions, there is a lot of fear mongering going on. And for the record, just came back from a local con here in Iowa. Pretty much all of us above age 50 in our group caught a flu bug from someone that should have stayed home. Would I have skipped the convention with this threat?
Nope. Would I have knowing how miserable I am right now having caught a bug?
Nope, but I would have drank a lot more in my free time to give those damn germs nothing but barren, alcohol laced tissue to live on.
Spud
I'm not going to lie to you, I've been drinking .....