Ebola's death rate is so high, at 50%, that it stops the virus from spreading. The reproductive rate, R0, of regular flu is 1.3, for COVID-19 it appears to be 2.2, with a CFR 20x higher https://twitter.com/themalacast/status/1236033535804403714?s=20
Or even higher https://twitter.com/KICKennyC/status/1236034481552842757?s=20
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