The chief epidemiologist in France has said being overweight poses a major risk to people with the emerging coronavirus, and that the United States is particularly vulnerable to an outbreak of the virus due to high levels of obesity there.


Up to 17 million French, out of a population of 67 million, are at high risk of contracting Coronavirus due to age, chronic diseases or obesity, said Professor Jean-Francois Delphresis, who heads the “Scientific Council” that advises the government on the epidemic.


“This virus is terrible and can affect young people , especially those who are obese . Those who are overweight need to be really careful,” Delvrisi told Radio France Info radio.
He continued, “This is why we are concerned about our friends in America where the problem of obesity is well known, and where they are likely to face most problems due to obesity.”
Delfrisi said that 88% of those infected with the virus only had symptoms similar to the symptoms of severe influenza.


He added that despite the rapid spread of the virus in France, the country is still far from reaching the point where between 50% and 60% of the population is infected and recovering. It is mentioned that at this point a certain level is reached, which is known as the “herd immunity” that protects society from the epidemic.
Corona virus has become more deadly in the city of New Orleans than in the rest of the United States, and according to doctors and public health officials and available data, high rates of obesity and associated diseases may be part of the problem in this city.


New Orleans residents suffer from obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure at rates higher than the United States average. Doctors and public health officials say these diseases may make patients more susceptible to infection with the Coronavirus.


Likewise in Mexico, where Rep. Hugo Lopez Gatel said Saturday that decades of bad food habits in the country have caused an epidemic of obesity, diabetes and other related health problems and made the Mexican people more susceptible to the emerging coronavirus.
It is reported that the World Health Organization has said that people with diabetes and related health problems are among the people most at risk of developing severe cases of a highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease caused by the emerging coronavirus.

Too much chocolate

But do you think coronavirus is trying to eliminate the weak? Like some sort of cleansing? Because it's like it targets those already compromised health wise

henrycloud:
But do you think coronavirus is trying to eliminate the weak? Like some sort of cleansing? Because it's like it targets those already compromised health wise

Nature must be balanced.

Often times when it seems the population is becoming greater than available resources beyond the capacity of the earth, some forces would cause a balance by the elimination of a specific category of the populace.
Reason for the recurring deadly outbreaks which often times targets the weak...like when measles and smallpox did target children.
And if nature does not choose to use an epidemic or a pandemic depending on the geographical area to be balanced, nature may decide to use war or disasters after which it will appear nothing happens and live will go on.

So yes, nature must be balanced...and of I fall a victim, so be it.

Bluezy13:

Nature must be balanced.

Hmmmm....by eliminating the genetically weak?

henrycloud:


Hmmmm....by eliminating the genetically weak?

Perhaps, depending on the scale to be balanced as I explained above.

When Nature is not balanced, then nature will cease to exist.
For instance, if this virus peradventure affected all categories of humanity such that humanity is wiped out, then nature will no longer be nature and would cease to exist. But it will not happen, so nature will be balanced.

Now this force that brings about this balance, I can not say of its essence (perhaps theists have answers)...but the fact is that it is that same force that causes the rain to fall after the ground is dry and hard due to dry season so that living things would be sustained.

Who or what is nature?