"When it first hit our shores, we thought it would behave in the same way that other pneumonias that cause an acute respiratory distress..."
Just Wow! Who hired this moron? COVID-19 has been the biggest news story in months and this guy claims it is pneumonia (bacteria), with the common name of CoronaVIRUS? Amazing he doesn't know the difference. School children do.
there are different causes of pneumonia. viral is one (including flu A & B). bacterial might be more common but fungi can also cause it.