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London woman dies of suspected Covid-19 after being told she was 'not priority'

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  1. DanBC
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    People look at the figures from China and Italy and say "this only affects old people; it only affects those with comorbidities". We need to be clearer. Your risk if you are a young person with no...

    People look at the figures from China and Italy and say "this only affects old people; it only affects those with comorbidities".

    We need to be clearer. Your risk if you are a young person with no co-existing conditions your risk is low, but not zero, and you will transmit the disease to others if you have it.

    As you get older your risk increases.

    If you have co-existing conditions (including things like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, which aren't always in the high priority lists for some countries) your risk increases.

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