Just look at the figures and you'll realise what a minor illness Covid-19 is compared to the flu

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As you can see almost everyone has recovered.

On the other hand Influenza has a shocking death rate and nothing is done.

Deaths in New Zealand from pneumonia and influenza could rise
09:32, May 03 2018

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Last month Nelson Marlborough Health chief medical officer and pediatrician Dr Nick Baker says there could be three times as many flu cases this year compared with the last season.

This year's flu season could be the most deadly in years, following trends from the northern hemisphere.

In 2015, there were 767 deaths from the flu and pneumonia, according to Ministry of Health data, and the majority were women. That's about seven people out of 100,000 - compared with 49 people per 100,000 in 1970.

Health authorities have updated this year's flu vaccine to include immunisation against the life-threatening flu strain A (H3N2), nicknamed "Aussie Flu".

Last winter, the deadly strain affected about 230,000 Australians and killed nearly 750.

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Earlier this year, a new strain of the flu virus overseas resulted in a significant increase in hospitalisations and emergency department admissions from influenza and its complications. There were 40,414 deaths in the US during the third week of 2018, according to the most recent data available, and 4064 were from pneumonia or influenza.

 

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More than 6,000 people have recovered from coronavirus, fewer than 800 active cases - ABC News
By political reporter Jordan Hayne
Posted Yesterday, updated Yesterday

Mr Hunt said he expected a road map out of current restrictions to be announced on Friday.(ABC News: Billy Draper)
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The number of Australians to have recovered from COVID-19 has surpassed 6,000, Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced, leaving fewer than 800 active cases of the virus around the country as it moves towards easing restrictions.
Key points:

• There are 771 active COVID-19 cases in Australia
• Health Minister Greg Hunt expects a "road map" out of current restrictions to be released on Friday
• Of the 18 new cases of COVID-19, just four came from outside Victoria

Cases continued to fall across Australia on Wednesday, except for in Victoria, where a cluster linked to a meatworks in Melbourne's west is causing an uptick.
Over the most recently recorded 24-hour period, 18 new cases were reported, with just four cases outside the state of Victoria.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said of the 6,891 cases to have been confirmed, 6,023 had recovered. Taking into account 97 deaths across the country, that leaves 771 active cases in Australia.
"I'm delighted that for the first time we have passed more than 6,000 cases of people that have cleared the virus," Mr Hunt said.
National Cabinet will on Friday meet to determine whether some restrictions can be eased, but Mr Hunt said hygiene and social distancing measures would remain for some time.
"Whilst we may take steps cautiously, gradually to reduce and decrease the isolation, we will have to maintain our distancing and hygiene," he said.
"These are not polite things to do, they are life-saving, necessary measures."
Mr Hunt said he expected stages to be developed in Friday's crucial meeting that would allow states and territories to progress work on relaxing restrictions.
"Then each state will be able to judge … their own circumstances and readiness to go to easing restrictions."
He said spikes like those seen in Victoria and Newmarch Aged care home in Sydney were to be expected as restrictions eased.
"That's why our testing, our tracing and our public health responses and our immediate rapid response capability are so critical and are being put in place," he said.
Mr Hunt also announced 40 million more masks would be released from the national medical stockpile to frontline health workers.