Riyadh, August 30, 2020, SPA -- A recent scientific study, jointly conducted by the Saudi Health Council (SHC) and the World Bank (WB) to find out the possibility of an obese contracting coronavirus COVID-19, revealed that obesity is a major factor of making its victim susceptible to contract coronavirus COVID-19, it was reported here today. In a statement, Dr. Nahar bin Mizki Al-Azmi, Secretary General of SHC, said the study, done by a four-member joint team, confirmed that obesity increases the risk of being inflicted with COVID-19, highly raises its victims admittance to hospital, and even sending him/her to ICU, and makes them susceptible to death. According to the findings of the study, adopting a meta-analysis method, an obese is more susceptible to catch coronavirus COVID-19 at a rate of 47% compared with fit people; liable to be admitted to hospital by 113%; and to the ICU by 74% and finally he/she is susceptible to pass away because of coronavirus COVID-19 by 48 percent. --SPA 21:15 LOCAL TIME 18:15 GMT 0022 www.spa.gov.sa/w1400939