Coronavirus and the elderly: All you need to know
One of the glaring aspects from the coronavirus casualty from world over and in India suggest that the elderly population, especially above 60 years, is at a heightened risk with Italy, the second most-affected country, reporting 81 as a mean age of those succumbing to the novel coronavirus. In India, even as cases jumped to over 400 with seven deaths reported by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a common thread that is fast emerging is how pre-existing medical conditions can worsen the virus attack, especially in the older population.
According to World Health Organisation (WHO)’s myth-buster guidelines, older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease) appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill due to the virus.
Indian express
