An-Najah News - Agencies – A report from the National Center for Auditing and Research in Britain revealed that men represent 73% of patients who enter the intensive care unit because of serious diseases.

Information has been gathered on the incidence of corona virus in a large number of males and females, and it has been established that the numbers of infected males and females are approximately equal in 18 countries, but the number of deaths among males is much more than that of females.

Experts said it could be the difference of men’s and women’s lifestyles, as men smoke more than women. They also presented the possibility that men are weaker against viruses, and others said it could be the unhealthy lifestyle that men follow.

These behavioral differences are important between the genders, and they have a major impact on the consequences of coronavirus infection, says immunology professor Philip Golder of Oxford University.

An-Najah News - A group of experts confirmed that losing weight can greatly help prevent infection with the coronavirus.

The researchers pointed out that getting rid of obesity increases the immunity of the human body in resisting this virus.

The statistics of infection with the corona virus in Britain revealed that 38% of the patients who entered the intensive care were overweight, and 55% of them died as a result of the disease.

Experts have warned that older people over the age of 60 are the most at risk.

Professor Frederick Carb, University of Oxford, said: “Abdominal fat causes the diaphragm to be raised upward, thus putting pressure on the lungs.”

He added: “There is no doubt that all scientific studies have confirmed that the corona virus mainly attacks the lungs.”