You have it exactly backwards: The flu, so far this year, accounts for about 20 times the number of deaths as does the Coronavirus.
Early worst case scenario predictions were based on exponential increases that are being proven less likely with each passing day.
People are afraid to let their guard down and that is understandable. Maybe the timing of the USA “curve” is farther behind Italy’s curve than we thought.
But at some point in the next week or two, if the spread of this virus doesn’t explode - there will be drastic downward revisions
Apples and oranges.
The mortality rate for coronavirus is 18 times that of the flu. That’s a fact.
Flu season is winding down. Coronavirus is revving up.