5 horrifying facts that prove coronavirus is not the flu – By Priscilla Aguirre (MySA) / June 30 2020
The novel coronavirus shares a few similarities with the common flu, but as cases surge throughout the city and state, it’s worth refresher: The two are not the same.
“To all the unbelievers out there … take a tour of any hospital in San Antonio right now, any emergency room, and you will quickly see that things are not business as usual,” said Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious disease specialist with the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio.
Berggren said doctors and experts continue to gather new information about COVID-19 and the data is rapidly-evolving (already a stark difference from the flu), which is why, she says, people should wear face masks and take the virus seriously.
“Our hospitals are getting overrun,” Berggren said. “Our worry is that we are going to be in a very ugly situation of having to make decisions on who gets a ventilator and who doesn’t.”
Here are 5 key differences between the influenza and COVID-19, according to Berggren.
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