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by drm237 2286 days ago
Because COVID-19 has a higher infection/transmission rate than the seasonal flu and a higher mortality rate. The economy isn't shutting down because 68 people have died, it's shutting down because 61,000 people died from the flu and COVID-19 has a distinct potential of being significantly worse.
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Actually, COVID-19 has lower infection rate than flu, according to WTO.