The Risk Factors for COVID-19
1
Washing your hands
The more often you wash your hands, the less likely you are to contract COVID-19 or any disease for that matter.
2
Gender
The Chinese CCDC has shown that men have a 50% higher death rate than women, though this may be related to smoking.
4
Where you live, part 1
Epidemics and pandemics spread much more quickly in cities than rural and suburban areas.
5
Where you live, part 2
For now, you're much more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 if you live in China or East Asia.
7
Contact with someone who's been in China recently
The vast majority of cases outside China have been attributed to people who recently travelled there.
8
Contact with someone who's been diagnosed with COVID-19
Current Ro for COVID-19 is between 1.4 and 2.5, which means each person who gets the illness will pass it to between 1.4 and 2.5 people on average.
