COVID-19 has been compared to the flu. Experts say that's wrong. The novel coronavirus appears more deadly and spreads more quickly.
The short answer? Yes.
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COVID-19 in a novel virus, which means it's new. Although similar to SARS and MERS, it's wrong to assume it will follow the same path as its coronavirus cousins -- indeed, COVID-19 already has spread far beyond either of them.
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