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Covid 19 coronavirus: Death toll fuelled by obesity problems, say experts 4 Mar, 2021 12:42 AM 4 minutes to read The WHO has said the "correlation between obesity and coronavirus mortality rates is clear". Photo / Getty Images The WHO has said the "correlation between obesity and coronavirus mortality rates is clear". Photo / Getty Images Daily Telegraph UK By: Laura Donnelly Covid death tolls have been fuelled by obesity, experts have said, as global research finds nine in 10 fatalities occurred in countries with a weight problem. The study showed that New Zealand has been protected by an ef...

New coronavirus variant found in UK Updates from Greater Manchester, the UK and world Bolton continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester Scientists have identified 16 cases of a new coronavirus variant in the UK, Public Health England (PHE) has announced. Cases of the variant, referred to as VUI-202102/04, were first identified on February 15 through genomic horizon scanning. PHE said on Thursday that all individuals who tested positive and their contacts have been traced and advised to isolate. The variant, which is understood to have originated in the UK, ...

So far 518,500 Americans have died from Covid, the highest death toll of any nation and double the number of victims in second worst-hit Brazil. Almost 70% of adults in the US are obese.

The study by the World Obesity Federation examined almost 100 countries and found death rates were ten times higher in countries where more than half the population was overweight.

4 March 2021, 4:48 PM  |  Reuters  |  @SABCNews Image: Pixabay Professor John Wilding said obesity should be recognised as a key COVID-19 health risk and taken into account in vaccination plans. The majority of global COVID-19 deaths have been in countries where many people are obese, with coronavirus fatality rates 10 times higher in nations where at least 50% of adults are overweight, a global study found on Thursday. The report, which described a “dramatic” correlation between countries’ COVI...