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by smallduck 2273 days ago
Repeating the quote: "experts warn that the COVID-19 shouldn't be .. compared to a bad case of the flu". Contrasting the victim counts literally implies the comparison this article warns against.
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>>Contrasting the victim counts literally implies the comparison this article warns against

The title is a comparison of the counts of cases and deaths, not the severity or impact of the illness. It's...data. And by the way, those people who are dead from influenza likely count just as much as those dead from coronavirus.