Coronavirus: What's the risk to young people?
So far, the health message has been clear - the older you are, the more at risk you are from coronavirus. But the World Health Organization has warned young people not to view themselves as"invincible".
Dr Allin-Khan said she had treated previously"fit and well" patients in their 30s and 40s who were now in intensive care and"fighting for their lives".It remains the case that, overall, older people are the most at risk.link between age and the likelihood of being hospitalised Fewer than 5% of under-50s needed to be hospitalised because of their symptoms, but this rose to 24% for 70-79-year-olds.
This soared to 71% for people over the age of 80, according to estimates based on cases in China and Italy - two of the worst-affected countries.Meanwhile, the US's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said early data suggestedBut when it comes to admissions to intensive care units and fatalities, a far higher proportion were in the oldest age categories .
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