To Pretend or Not to Pretend

We were asked this week, in the light of the Covid 19 outbreak, how we decide how much of the outside world to include in our work. In other words, do we mention the virus and its impact, or pretend it isnt happening.
What a question!
I sent a domestic suspense novel off to my agent at the end of 2019before the virus was part of our lives.. She got back to me mid-January and said she loved the book, and that she  had a few notes for me to use for revisions. (By the way we discussed this...