Is eradication of coronavirus a realistic target? Deputy chief medical officer for England Jenny Harries says to eradicate it we “really need vaccine” but clearly the immediate effort is to reduce the number of cases to “dampen down” the epidemic Latest:
Diabetics - who manage their condition with insulin injections - may only face a low risk if they are under 40
A quarter of patients who died in hospitals with Covid-19 in England had diabetes, a condition that causes blood-sugar levels to become too high. Why? Because the more fat your body is carrying, the less efficiently the lungs and heart are working. Fatty tissue can also give rise to inflammation and cause the body's immune system to overreact.
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