Data from 2,000 people in the UK and US showed men above 6ft were twice as likely to be diagnosed with the coronavirus. In the UK, men and women faced more than double the risk of Covid-19 compared to those under six feet. She said: 'We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of COVID-19.' One professor who signed the paper said there will be concern to label the virus airborne because it may cause panic. But in this study, the researchers did not suggest tall people were more at risk of Covid-19 due to their biology.

Source: Daily Mail July 28, 2020 14:47 UTC