Conclusion
It is false that the virus that causes COVID-19 is simply “another flu strain”. PCR tests specifically detect the virus that causes COVID-19, differentiating it from other viruses. There is no single evidence supporting the claim that COVID-19 patients are actually flu cases, as social media posts claimed. In contrast, multiple scientific studies isolated and sequenced the virus that causes COVID-19, demonstrating that the virus exists, is different from flu viruses, and is the cause of the disease.
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