{"id":845,"date":"2020-03-25T14:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.z360.com\/blog\/?p=845"},"modified":"2021-07-30T18:02:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:02:01","slug":"coronavirus-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/z360.com\/blog\/?p=845","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Will Covid-19 be more deadly than the flu?<\/h1>\n

Public Health England told ITV News: The number of flu cases and deaths due to flu-related complications varies each flu season.\u00a0The average number of deaths in England for the last five seasons, 2014\/15 to 2018\/19, was 17,000 deaths annually.<\/p>\n

England Flu Death
\n<\/strong>Annual Flu (average) \u00a0: \u00a017,000
\n2018-19\u00a0\u00a0: \u00a01,692 (flu jabs available)
\n2014-15\u00a0\u00a0: \u00a028,330
\nOf these 28,330 deaths, 25,143 were aged over 65, nearly 90%.<\/p>\n

\u00a0On a historic and global scale
\nWorldwide Flu Death
\n<\/strong>Annual Flu (average) \u00a0\u00a0: \u00a00.5 million
\n1918 Flu Pandemic \u00a0\u00a0: \u00a020-100 million
\n1957 Asian Flu \u00a0\u00a0: \u00a01-4 million
\n1968 Hong Kong Flu \u00a0\u00a0: \u00a01-4 million<\/p>\n

Never before has the world taken the drastic action of a global lockdown when confronted with a contagious virus. We are yet to see whether this will be effective.
\nDespite their high number, deaths from flu are not normally headline news, so what has changed?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n