NOW, for the tinfoil hat stuff.
https://www.babycenter.com/0_coronavirus-update-few-babies-and-young-children-getting-sic_40006924.bcI'm seeing reports
1 like this that the deaths are almost universally among people in their 60s and older. Most of the infections are from older sets, too.
Additionally, similar reports
1 say that there are very few children infected. Zero deaths, and very few infections. Some have thought that this means the symptoms are so mild in children that they rarely even get tested.
The article notes that coronavirii tend to infect those older than age 12.
Where's the tinfoil hat stuff? Well, that type of disease sure sounds like a prime candidate for a "Logan's Run" disease, wiping out the elderly so the state doesn't have to pay for medical care after their "social usefulness" is over. (Of course, the death rate would have to be higher to be effective, though.)
I don't think that's what is going on here, but that really sounds like something China might like to have on hand, in case "costs" get too high....
1: The linked article nicely ties both of these issues together. Which, of course, may mean nothing because reporting is generally bad, wrong, and even worse when coming out of China.