Someone forgot to do the math...
In the USA, influenza kills approximately 0.2% of the people who catch it.
In China, the corona virus is killing 2.0% of the people who catch it.
In other words - the corona virus is killing TEN TIMES more infected people in China than influenza kills infected people in the USA.
In the USA, influenza kills approximately 0.2% of the people who catch it.
In China, the corona virus is killing 2.0% of the people who catch it.
In other words - the corona virus is killing TEN TIMES more infected people in China than influenza kills infected people in the USA.
This assumes we are getting the correct numbers from China. It could be much worse than 2%.