Men twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than women


By AGENCY

Men with Covid-19 are more likely to experience more severe symptoms, such as difficulty in breathing. — AFP

New Chinese research has found that men may be more likely to develop a more severe case of Covid-19 and die from the disease than women, although it’s still unclear why.

Carried out by doctors at the Beijing Tongren Hospital, the new study set out to investigate whether there are any differences in how Covid-19 develops in men and women, after the physicians noticed that the number of men dying from the virus appeared to be higher than women.

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