South Africa: Want to Be a COVID-19 Survivor? Check Your Comorbidities

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I've been scouring medical journals trying to understand who gets sickest with Covid-19 and why. Diabetes, hypertension and heart disease are big risks - but obesity is an under-reported problem.

Comorbidities. It's an ugly word that has become rather ominous during the Covid-19 pandemic. Most people who get really sick from the virus have "underlying conditions" - other diseases that put them at particular risk.

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