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Are healthy athletes more resilient to novel coronavirus than others?
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Healthy individuals : Healthy individuals, in general, are likely to have better outcomes with coronavirus. It's not a matter of being an athlete ... as in fact, there are many "unhealthy" athletes out there.
Answered 5/15/2020
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