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Why public health officials sound more worried about the coronavirus than the seasonal flu

  • Written by Tom Duszynski, Director Epidemiology Education, IUPUI
Why public health officials sound more worried about the coronavirus than the seasonal fluA county executive in Washington state addresses the media after a death from COVID-19, which results from the coronavirus.Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

The spread of the new coronavirus, which has infected over 80,000 people worldwide and resulted in the death of more than 3,000, has raised alarms around the world.

At the same time, the...

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