Claim: Covid-19 is no worse than a bad flu season.
Fact-check: London Mayor candidate wrong to claim Covid-19 pandemic is no worse than a flu season - Full Fact
Verdict: this is a flawed comparison, as the number of deaths from covid-19 far exceeds the number of deaths from flu in a given season, despite the much stricter controls in place.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Pippa Allen-Kinross
Date published: 2020-10-19T00:00:00