Why Is This Important
This isn't a question about gender. From a medical perspective, studies on Covid-19 have used the biological sex of each patient to determine susceptibility. In both China and Italy, more men than women have died of COVID-19. In China men are more likely to be smokers so it's hard to be sure the effect isn't from smoking, but that's not true in Italy.
Read an NYT article on risk for men and Washington Post
