WHO: Older patients more vulnerable to coronavirusA tenth of the elderly aged over 70 infected with the coronavirus have died in findings that indicate survival rates diminish with age. Children are least susceptible to the disease that has since been classified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a pandemic. Only 2.4 per cent of the reported cases were children, and even then none has died much less that they did not show severe symptoms. Kenya yesterday reported the first case of the infection, magnifying the threat of the pandemic which has spread quickly across the world. SEE ALSO :Factbox: What we know about the new coronavirus spreading in China and beyondDo not miss out on the latest news.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2020 06:45 UTC