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World Health Organization assessment: Coronavirus probably more dangerous than flu virus knowledge

By Klaus Zintz

Klaus Zintz (Zz)profile– March 9, 2020 – 5:13 p.m.-

The more we know about the new pathogen, the more it becomes clear that it is different from influenza. These are the new findings of the World Health Organization.

On the left the corona virus, on the right photo: dpa / Center for Disease Control

The corona virus on the left, right

Photo: dpa / Center for Disease Control

Stuttgart – So far, the well-known influenza virus has been used as a benchmark to classify the risk posed by the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2019. The bottom line was that the disease Covid-19 caused by it, like a real flu, can be very severe or even fatal, but that the new virus appears to be generally less dangerous than the influenza virus. However, the latest findings do not support this assessment. The World Health Organization WHO has now summarized the current state of knowledge on the similarities and differences between the two pathogens. We answer important questions about it.

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