The novel coronavirus might be even deadlier than 1918 Spanish flu

[Chris Smith]

• Coronavirus deaths might be comparable to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, researchers said in a new study.
• COVID-19 is deadlier than the regular flu that still kills thousands of people every year.
• The new study says that the advancements of modern medicine are responsible for a lower mortality rate than the 1918 pandemic, but if left untreated, COVID-19 could have comparable mortality to the Spanish flu.

Comparisons to the flu were common in the early days of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but it soon became clear that the illness did not behave like the flu. The coronavirus is far more contagious. Also, patients can be asymptomatic, or they can exhibit all sorts of symptoms, including unusual ones that might not necessarily be associated with an infectious disease. Finally, we learned that COVID-19 can leave long-lasting effects on the bodies of survivors, and that it kills more people than the seasonal flu.

Without universal access to effective treatment, we have to continue to socially distance, wear face masks, and wash our hands as often as possible. A new study suggests that COVID-19 could be even more devastating than the 1918pandemic when you take into account the advances of modern medicine.

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