A bold statement that could be true & important. Is it Pacific Rim rather than near East Asia? Chile, Mexico, California all 'rim' the Pacific & have worse COVID19 than Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, etc. Also very little flu in China in 2020! https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjk7eDe-vztAhWStp4KHXhKASkQFjABegQIBxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fdocs%2Fdefault-source%2Fwpro---documents%2Femergency%2Fsurveillance%2Fseasonal-influenza%2Finfluenza-20201104.pdf%3Fsfvrsn%3Db3fcfc77_39&usg=AOvVaw31SYzsWII-7_cwVfvHSj8i … https://twitter.com/wtstewart4/status/1344737301373493249 …pic.twitter.com/nVwEb1CzMw