Published on 12, July, 2020
Please can you advise if autism, depression, anxiety, OCD, fibromyalgia and epilepsy is under the category of severe underlying health issues. I am an autistic adult with a learning disability fibromyalgia as well as depression, anxiety, OCD, and epilepsy. I also live on my own.
The virus is one that effects the respiratory system, so anyone with asthma or has a compromised immune system are more at risk as well as people over 49, Though the virus can still be deadly to younger folks who have underlying serious medical conditions.
Why 49 specifically?
The data is here https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/It seems that after 49 the chances of death increase exceptionally every decade.