Are men more vulnerable to the coronavirus?

Going by a European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention report, men are more vulnerable to the coronavirus infection than women. The report has listed sections of people who are more vulnerable to the deadly virus.

Other such groups include smokers, people with underlying conditions like hypertension and diabetes, those above 70 years are more likely to develop serious complications due to a coronavirus infection.

The European agency, however, said that data is still limited. Data from Italy and China has showed that mortality rate among men is higher than that among women.

A New York Times report quoted data from the Higher Health Institute of Rome that analysed 25,058 cases and found that mortality rate among men is 8 per cent compared to 5 per cent among women.

Researchers feel that higher mortality among men could be traced to more men being smokers and women having a stronger immune system.