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Re:Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths by AJRF on Thursday February 27, 2020 @09:42AM (#22433627)
It's hard to find up to date records filtered by country, but they might have higher count of the ACE2 enzyme which is thought to be an entry point for coronaviruses. Asian populations have much higher count than other populations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiotensin-converting_enzyme_...

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Re:Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths by Footkerchief on Thursday February 27, 2020 @09:58AM (#22433781)
Source for Asians having more? This disagrees: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
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Re:Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths by drclau on Thursday February 27, 2020 @10:23AM (#22434018)
Would that mean Covid-19 would progress faster once inside the body? I assume that could mean an infected person’s immune system could be overwhelmed, hence resulting in a more severe case and even death.
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Re:Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths by swader999 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @09:47AM (#22433667)
Once the beds are all occupied it doesn't matter how many a country has.
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