The news that is doing the rounds comparing H5N1 virus with Covid 19, with symptoms being similar, though it is avian influenza. Yes, it can infect humans. In fact, H5N1 is a highly pathogenic virus that has caused several outbreaks abroad of severe illness and death in both birds and humans, proving as serious as Covid 19. Understandingly, Avian influenza is the infection from chickens, waterfowl and other birds with flu virus that jumps directly from birds to humans and then transmitted from humans to humans and is a concern to health and medical organisations as well. The majority of human cases of H5N1 infection have been associated with direct or indirect contact with infected poultry or their secretions or excretions. It looks like, it's time to go back to what Covid-19 educated us of the best practice of washing our hands with soap and water, importantly wearing mask in public, at the least you will not breathe polluted air or other respiratory or flu viruses. Please note, in Latin the definition of virus is poison, toxin or venom - scary, but we should take care.
