Well, first, at this point if the numbers are right only 2% of people with it have died from it. The flu is actually more dangerous.
Actually, I have been thinking about this and I am not sure this coronavirus hasn't already spread months ago. I have not been sick for 5 years. I RARELY get a head cold of any kind. Over xmas I got sick with symptoms I never usually get.
They included
- fever,
- cough
- chest congestion (so bad my doctor ordered a chest X-ray -- which thankfully was clear)
These are the exact symptoms of coronavirus.
Most of my fellow co workers got sick too over the late December early January time period with similar symptoms. It also lasted for longer than most colds. A week instead of 3-4 days.
I live in a major city and we all take public transport that goes to the airport.