Atlas, former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center and a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, urged viewers not to panic at the spike in coronavirus cases before explaining that it "doesn't really matter how many cases" there are, only "who gets the cases."

For those under 70, Atlas said, the death rate is actually lower than the seasonal flu.

"We realize we have to wait to have the story play out here, but right now, the cases have been going up for three weeks and we have no increase," he told guest host Trace Gallagher. "In fact, we have a decrease in death rates. You know, it doesn't matter if you get the illness if you're going to fully recover and be fine from it. That is what people must understand. For younger healthier people, there's not a higher risk from this disease at all."

For those under 70, Atlas said, the death rate is actually lower than the seasonal flu.

"We realize we have to wait to have the story play out here, but right now, the cases have been going up for three weeks and we have no increase," he told guest host Trace Gallagher. "In fact, we have a decrease in death rates. You know, it doesn't matter if you get the illness if you're going to fully recover and be fine from it. That is what people must understand. For younger healthier people, there's not a higher risk from this disease at all."