Foreign doctors have made a statement that obesity may increase the risk of coronavirus infection. Express also provided a revised list of diseases associated with vulnerability to COVID-19.

A body mass index (BMI) above 40 makes a person more vulnerable to danger, experts said. However, British doctors did not provide additional information on why obese people are most at risk.. Overweight is thought to be directly related to other medical conditions, including diabetes.

A complete updated list of categories of people at risk: age older than 70 years, regardless of health, chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma, COPD, emphysema or bronchitis, heart disease (heart failure), liver disease, including hepatitis, neurological conditions. This also includes excessive steroid use and chemotherapy..

Equally important, the National Health Service of the United Kingdom (NHS) strongly recommends people with mild catarrhal symptoms not to leave home. These symptoms include: fever, often recurring cough.

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