English Grammar ( I do)
Readning – Obesity (Himan) and Coronavirus
1.[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Doctors say that the coronavirus is more serious for obese people. Obese people are very fat. Obesity makes COVID-19 more dangerous.[/responsivevoice]
2.[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Researchers study 5,200 COVID-19 patients. The result of the study is very interesting. More than 30% of the patients are obese. These people end up in hospital more often.[/responsivevoice]
3.[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]For some people, the coronavirus is more dangerous. These are Black and Hispanic people. The reason is that many Black and Hispanic people are obese.[/responsivevoice]
4.[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Obese people usually have other health problems, too. They often have diabetes or heart problems. It is more dangerous for them when they get sick from the coronavirus.[/responsivevoice]
5.[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]The coronavirus can hurt their lungs. Obese people have more fat around the lungs. The fat makes it more difficult to breathe.[/responsivevoice]
Difficult words
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]obesity (when someone is very fat), diabetes (a disease in which the body has problems with sugar), lungs (the part of the body that helps people breathe).[/responsivevoice]