#China’s National Health Commission said at @WHO briefing in Beijing this week no one is immune from #COVIDー19 since it is a new pathogen. Nationally, fatality rate is 3-4%. But China health officials earlier posted data on #coronavirus that might help when assessing your risk:
A team from #China’s CDC published research in a Chinese journal of epidemiology. The data, based on 70k patients, is till Feb 11 (so a little old) but it reveals trends. Fatality rate for elderly at 8-15%.. 
Those with compromised immune systems at higher risk. For heart disease, death rate is 10.5%. Men are dying from #coronavirus at almost twice the rate as women. Link to study here: chinaepi.icdc.cn/zhlxbx/ch/read…
Other points learned in #China about #coronavirus: 1) highly contagious 2) incubation 2-14 days, in rare cases 24 days 3) even when not showing symptoms, patients can infect 4) long term lung damage in some who recover 5) might become dormant then recur (so please take care! 🙏)
