Why do people keep saying this? The infection rate of this virus is something like three times that of the flu. So if no measures are taken it could easily eclipse the flu infection rate. Also, the death rate of those infected from flu is a fraction of a percent, but from this virus it is 2.76% here in Florida, 4.60% in the US, and 6.83% worldwide (46 times the flu death rate minimum). If no measures are taking this would make flu look like a hiccup. Also, the rate of hospitalization from this virus is far higher than the flu, so it is a huge strain on our health care system. If no measures are taken at all it would be overwhelmed. This is not like the flu!.