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“People with diabetes are more vulnerable if they are infected with me …

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The Coronavirus (Covid-19) has been diagnosed in several people in the Netherlands. Vulnerable patients, such as the elderly and people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart problems and lung problems, may die, although the chance is small. Lung doctor Menno van der Eerden (Erasmus MC), cardiologist Leonard Hofstra (Amsterdam UMC) and professor of diabetology Hanno Pijl (LUMC) provide explanations.

Are people with heart, lung or diabetes at greater risk of or with infection?

Cardiologist Hofstra: “Heart patients do not have to be scared, but they must be alert. Older heart patients in particular …

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