Jason Franson/THE CANADIAN PRESS Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19 in Edmonton on March 20, 2020. It would be understandable if you think Alberta Premier Jason Kenney really wants people to believe that COVID-19 is like “strains of influenza” we’ve seen before. But here’s why experts say referring to COVID-19 as being “like the flu” is wrong — and can be incredibly dangerous. That’s because COVID-19 has a greater risk of severe symptoms. “And we have never taken such measures to prevent influenza from circulating.” The Alberta Health Services website also breaks down key differences between the two.

Source: Huffington Post May 29, 2020 20:48 UTC