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Smokers, People With Respiratory Disease Have Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19
Smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have more risk of severe COVID-19 infection. A study found that these people have more of an enzyme called angiotensin converting enzyme II (ACE-2) that serve as an ‘entry point’ for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The findings were made by researchers at the University of British Columbia…