Trump Compares COVID-19 To the Flu: ‘We Are Learning To Live’ With It

President Donald Trump has returned to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after being treated for COVID-19.

Since his return, he has appeared positive in combatting the coronavirus. He said in a video following his return, “Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it.” Additionally, when he announced his return, Trump said, “I feel better than I did 20 years ago!”

While noting the flu season is “coming up” with fall and winter approaching, Trump pondered if the U.S. would shut down due to people dying from the flu,” to which he said, “No.”

“We have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!!” Trump tweeted Monday morning.

From October of 2019 to April of 2020, there were 39 million to 56 million flu illnesses and 24,000 to 62,000 deaths due to the flu, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

There are over 210,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the U.S. with more than 7.4 million reported cases, as of Tuesday morning.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, previously