So more people have had a cold at the same in the past few weeks than in the last 100 years? Personally I'd check that pretty carefully, as in the past this might have been noted at the time but it wouldn't have been memorable global news. But even if it's true... uh, so what? The worst result is short-term rolling disruptions of business.... much less disruption than COVID lockdowns caused.
So more people have had a cold at the same in the past few weeks than in the last 100 years? Personally I'd check that pretty carefully, as in the past this might have been noted at the time but it wouldn't have been memorable global news. But even if it's true... uh, so what? The worst result is short-term rolling disruptions of business.... much less disruption than COVID lockdowns caused.