Coronavirus (COVID-19) Collection
Comparing COVID-19 and the 1918–19 influenza pandemics in the United Kingdom
The fast spread and high fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remind us of the first pandemic in the last century — the 1918–19 influenza pandemic. Indeed, the SARS-CoV-2 and the 1918 A/H1N1 influenza virus share some common properties:
