UK to launch anti-obesity campaign to tackle COVID-19
Al Jazeera, 19 Jul 2020
The United Kingdom is set to launch a campaign encouraging people to lose weight to help tackle the worst effects of COVID-19.
Science has shown that chronic obesity can increase the severity of the virus in some patients.
But some health experts say the plan fails to provide the tools people need to improve their health.
Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Chatham in southeast England.
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Science has shown that chronic obesity can increase the severity of the virus in some patients.
But some health experts say the plan fails to provide the tools people need to improve their health.
Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Chatham in southeast England.
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