However, on Sunday, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), just 46 new cases were confirmed — not far from the 43 cases in Britain. According to the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, there 'may be a seasonal element' to the coronavirus, just as there is to seasonal flu, which means transmission could well slow down over the coming weeks. 7The number of deaths globally is still tiny compared with the amount of people who annually succumb to seasonal flu. According to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the annual global death toll from seasonal flu is between 291,000 and 646,000. We don't notice this death toll from seasonal flu because many of the victims were already suffering from other medical conditions, and were liable to die at any time.

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2020 22:17 UTC