The H1N1 Swine flu Pandemic of 2009, 2010 would like to have a word with that claim. But this time, social media has caused extreme hysteria and panic over this outbreak which is just un-needed for. Just wear gloves, cover your mouth, wash your hands and don't re-use the same masks.
Perhaps when it comes to creating a tech startup in 2020, it now has to compete against being sherlocked by the big tech companies, scalable to millions and generates a large profit margin whilst also being recession-proof, government-shutdown proof and now add pandemic-proof to the list.
Once again, the FAANMG companies still win and are unaffected.