The researchers found that among ICU patients with COVID-19, around half had obesity (BMI above 30), with a quarter having severe obesity (BMI of 35 or above)
The study said that patients admitted to the hospital due to flu were found to have a cardiac complication in spite of not having documented underlying conditions
The spread of the zoonotic disease has become more likely because of the human lifestyle, said Sarah Gilbert, the professor of vaccinology at Jenner Institute