And just like that the Trumpers* stoped comparing it to flu...

How can there be a bigger point besides the respective death tolls lol?

The bigger point is the respective death RATES. As far as we can tell at present, Covid-19 is 10-100 times more lethal than seasonal flu.

Conceivably that assessment may change, but so far it hasn't. We can't just ignore it, or pick speculative figures that support what we WANT to believe.
 
The bigger point is the respective death RATES. As far as we can tell at present, Covid-19 is 10-100 times more lethal than seasonal flu. Conceivably that assessment may change, but so far it hasn't.

I remain optimistic. Hopefully you'll be dead soon, if your assessment is correct.

We can't just pick speculative figures that support what we WANT to believe.

Like you just did?
 
Amazing how fast Trump and his band of idiots stoped Comparing the coronavirus to the flu…
The U.S. is far behind other countries in proactively addressing this pandemic.

As US fumbles COVID-19 testing, WHO warns social distancing is not enough

"the United States, which has struggled to ramp up its testing capacity. While other countries have performed hundreds of thousands of tests since the outbreak mushroomed out of China’s Hubei Province in January, some estimates suggest that the US has tested a mere 38,000 people or so—a majority in just the last couple of weeks. By contrast, South Korea has been testing nearly 20,000 people every day."

https://arstechnica.com/science/202...-says-as-us-flounders-with-covid-19-response/
Trump bears the blame for downplaying, denying, minimizing, and lying about the risk. Americans were caught flat-footed because Trump, Fox News, conservative media, and rightwingers on social media and message boards relentlessly minimized and downplayed the risks.
 
The bigger point is the respective death RATES. As far as we can tell at present, Covid-19 is 10-100 times more lethal than seasonal flu.

Conceivably that assessment may change, but so far it hasn't. We can't just ignore it, or pick speculative figures that support what we WANT to believe.

It is lethal, no one is questioning that. The confirmed numbers don't lie.

If the Chinese wouldn't have kept a lid on it until it was already traveling all over the world, everyone else would have had a head start on fighting it.
And when it comes to these test kits, someone has to develop one that identifies that particular virus. The Chinese had a head start on everyone else
in developing and producing them, it's no wonder they have more of them. We are now producing them as fast as we can.
Yes, we got caught off guard. It was widespread. It was already here on both coasts before we knew it. It eventually shut the whole damn world down!
Schools and businesses shut down, people quarantined in their own homes, grocery store shelves empty, liquor store checkout wait was over a half an
hour, hell, going out to eat is picking it up outside the restaurant. People are panicking and hording. People are going nuts! That, you can believe.
 
Amazing how fast Trump and his band of idiots stoped Comparing the coronavirus to the flu…

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They stopped calling it a liberal hoax, and now Trump wants to send me a thousand dollars.
 
Why didn't the president impose all the restrictions on the flu if it is "worse" than corona virus?

The flu didn't come from China. There are flu seasons in the USA every year. We at least have some vaccines for the flu.
 
It is obvious there is no comparison; outbreaks and deaths of the flu far exceed anything we have seen from the coronavirus.

COVID-19: U.S. at a Glance*

Total cases: 3,487
Total deaths: 68
There have been over one million COVID related deaths in the United States alone.
 
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