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So, I, like all of you, have had to follow this Corona Virus 19 for the past months. It sounds like the pandemic in all the Virus Movies out there. I’m sure there is a reason for this, so perhaps you can help me.
If the Flu presents us with
39,000,000 – 55,000,000
flu illnesses
18,000,000 – 26,000,000
flu medical visits
400,000 – 730,000
flu hospitalizations
and
24,000 – 63,000
flu deaths
Why is the Corona Virus 19 so much worse?
Since SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was first detected in December 2019 (1), approximately 1.3 million cases have been reported worldwide
Just checked the latest and :
Coronavirus Cases:
1,517,095
Deaths:
88,441
Maybe, I just answered my own question
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