[DouglasKC]

Isn’t it a variation of the common cold virus? Warm weather sends that on an out of town bus.

The common cold is most often caused by a rhinovirus. This virus is a type of corona virus that is brand new to humanity.

[TheLooseThread]

Corona viruses have been around for awhile.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/types.html

“229E (alpha coronavirus)
NL63 (alpha coronavirus)
OC43 (beta coronavirus)
HKU1 (beta coronavirus)
Other human coronaviruses
MERS-CoV (the beta coronavirus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS)
SARS-CoV (the beta coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS)
SARS-CoV-2 (the novel coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19)

People around the world commonly get infected with human coronaviruses 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1.”

[trebb]

Ain’t no brand-new about it - if you want to fan the flames, at least use actual facts.