With new cases of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, growing day by day, it’s natural to compare the new disease to other outbreaks in recent history.
There was the 1918 influenza (Spanish Flu), for example, that infected nearly a third of the world’s population before it fizzled out.
Interestingly, four among the five deadliest diseases were originated in China.
Here is the list of top 5 virus deaths ever:
1. Spanish Flu, 1918
Origin- China, 5 crore deaths
2. Asian Flu, 1957
Origin- China caused 15 lakh ds
3. Hong Kong flu, 1968
Origin- China, 20 lakh Deaths
4. Swine flu, 2009
Origin- Mexico, 6 lakh Deaths
5. Corona 2019
Origin- China, 134,804 Corona cases and 4,984 deaths so far.