British researchers have developed the first calculator ever to warn people about the risk of dying from the Coronavirus.
According to experts from the University of London, there are more than eight million people in Britain “at high risk” so they must stay at home until the closure is fully lifted.
A study by the Lancet medical journal looked at 3.8 million health records, and concluded that the virus could cause between 37,000 and 73,000 deaths within one year.
The researchers warn that the risk of death among people suffering from health conditions – such as heart disease or diabetes – is five times higher than that of the uninfected, and people over 70 years of age were at greater risk, and they estimated that 8.4 million people in the UK needed Avoid going outside to reduce excess mortality.
As a result,
the team created a COVID-risk calculator that allows individuals to see if they are considered vulnerable, and take any necessary steps to protect themselves from the virus.
The calculator uses an individual’s age, gender, and basic health conditions to assess the effect of the Coronavirus on mortality in different scenarios.
Before the HIV pandemic invaded the world, the risk of death of a person under the age of 70 was 0.6%, and for those with one health problem it was 3.5%, and it increased to 7.5% if the patient had two health problems.
Banerjee explained that this calculator is the first of its kind that gives doctors, health experts, and the public an insight into the risks of infection with Coronavirus, and it is useful in the current emergency, with an urgent need to develop a better understanding of those who are at greater risk of infection, based on reliable health data, According to the British newspaper Mirror.
It is noticed that the person with the new Coronavirus does not suffer from a stuffy nose or cold, while the flu patient suffers from them, and this symptom fades within a week.
Headache may be a common factor between the two patients, but it is simple and rare in the case of regular flu, but it is strong and persistent in the case of Covid-19.
The same applies to chills, as they are rare in people with the common flu, but they are essential in people with the new Coronavirus.
