This said - that there are some risks, one must remember that these risks exists for flu as well. There is definitely risks of long term organ damage, death, o

This said - that there are some risks, one must remember that these risks exists for flu as well. There is definitely risks of long term organ damage, death, or long term symptoms from flu. So when someone asks "is this worse than the flu?", one shouldn't immediate think the question is "is this something that isn't dangerous and everyone recovers without long term damage from?". Flu can be nasty. So can several other respiratory diseases like RS. If covid fatality rate is cut to 1/10 (which optimistic reports are indicating) then one can absolutely start comparing it to the flu. But the thing is: the flu simply doesn't infect such a large part of a population at once. It's not a threat to the function of society. That's what we should be afraid of now. If this was a flu pandemic with a virus that had this infectivity, I think the situation and response around the world would be exactly the same.