Being obese may DOUBLE the risk of hospital treatment for COVID-19

Being obese may DOUBLE the risk of needing hospital treatment for the coronavirus, major study finds

British scientists trawled over data for more than 428,000 people in the Biobank. Some 340 of those had recently tested positive for COVID-19 in hospital.

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