> Prior to March 3rd, the official position of the WHO was that "The flu is worse" That wasn't their position, in fact they instructed other nations to prepare

> Prior to March 3rd, the official position of the WHO was that "The flu is worse" That wasn't their position, in fact they instructed other nations to prepare. The R0 and mortality rate they provided in the statement[1] is also much higher than of flu, so please don't spread misinformation. [1] https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/23-01-2020-statement-on-the-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov) https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/23-01-2020-statement-on...