> I don't think a bad seasonal flu overwhelms the local hospitals. Happens all the time, most recently during the 2017-2018 season in parts of the US: https://

> I don't think a bad seasonal flu overwhelms the local hospitals. Happens all the time, most recently during the 2017-2018 season in parts of the US: https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patients/ https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patie... Also keep in mind that COVID-19 would be quite a bit more contagious than the flu (so it would spread more rapidly) if this theory is correct.