'Bringing under control' needs to be qualified. ATM it isn't brought under our control, but nature's. And that is a very low. It simply means letting things run

'Bringing under control' needs to be qualified. ATM it isn't brought under our control, but nature's. And that is a very low. It simply means letting things run its course, which means letting people die and get complications that may last for long. The common meaning of bringing a pandemic under control refers to having active methods to deal with it and limit effects, people affected and certainly people dieing.