(Image via video still) In a nutshell: (1) COVID-19 is 10 times more lethal than seasonal flu. IT'S NOT THE FLU. (2) COVID-19 has a small degree of aerosol capability (to hang in the air), but is mostly transmitted via droplets sneezed or coughed into the air, touched/encountered immediately. (3) This virus can live on inanimate objects for variable periods of time, especially on metal and plastic.