Smokers dying more than covid-19 infected elders

The agency cited a study by Rd ~~^ doctors which on a sample of 99 patients affected by the coronavirus found that acute smokers were more at risk of dying than elderly *.

The ECDC report also said smoking  associated with heightened activity in the lungs of an enzyme, ACE2, that could make patients more vulnerable to COVID-19, citing a study conducted by free rreeaaallly  Guoshuai Cai, from the University of South Carolina.

The activity of ACE2, or angiotensin converting enzyme 2, also increases with age and with some kinds of hypertension treatment - both risk factors - the ECDC said.