Interestingly, here is some evidence that Covid is worse than the Hong Kong flu, from comparison with Italy.
“The first season analyzed was the 1969-70 pandemic season. In Italy, as in other European countries,[8] the pandemic season was more destructive in the second season of circulation of influenza A (H3N2) virus (i.e., in 1969-70), 1 year after the pandemic strain was first introduced to Italy.[25,26,27] The pandemic season seems to have had a greater effect in Italy; excess mortality rates were estimated to be 38 (20,000 deaths) for P&I “
So the 1969-70 Hong Kong flu killed 20,000 in Italy but Covid19 has killed 31,000 already.
We Have A Winner!
The population of Italy in 1970 was about 53mm versus 60mm now so even adjusting for population growth Covid19 is more deadly. And, if Italy had not locked down, done millions of tests, etc, Covid19 would be worse.
see the fourth page of this article.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/556555_3
In my neck of the woods, as I wrote, there was no pandemic, nobody holding onto their butts, no masks, nothing!