Claim: It is a simple flu-like common cold.
Fact-check: A video claiming coronavirus is like any other flu is false - First Check
Verdict: it is not. common cold or the seasonal cold is caused by influenza viruses while covid-19 is caused by novel coronavirus - sars-cov-2. though the symptoms for both can appear to be similar, coronavirus can be more lethal than the seasonal flu. according to centres for disease control and prevention, "covid-19 and flu viruses are thought to spread in similar ways, covid-19 is more contagious among certain populations and age groups than flu. covid-19 can quickly and easily spread to a lot of people and result in continuous spreading among people as time progresses."
Organisation: First Check
Author: Varadarajan Ananthakrishnan
Date published: 2020-09-02T23:40:59