Are Men More Vulnerable to Covid-19 as Compared to Women?

Abstract

Since the outbreak in Wuhan, China, the pandemic Covid 19 has caused a widespread damage to world economy. Most of the largest business enterprises are under locked down state. As per WHO guideline, there is Covid-19 advisory everywhere. It seems that the whole dynamism of human being has come to standstill. Until now, 15 million people has been affected worldwide. There is death report of more than 85K people, which includes confirmed cases of all genres old, mid-aged, teenager and children including infants. However, when we look at the sex ratio of the deceased, a new trend emerges up. The death rates for men and women are not same. In most cases, men outshine women in terms of causalities. This brief communication tries to highlight the cases of sex ratio of death rates, along with plausible reasons behind such trend.