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Donald Trump's age and weight make Covid-19 particularly dangerous

Trump's age, weight and gender all make him more susceptible to complications than his wife, who's 24 years younger

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US President Donald Trump waves as he walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, as he returns from Bedminster | Photo: AP/PTI

Lisa Du and Sybilla Gross | Bloomberg
President Donald Trump is 74 years old, overweight and male -- factors that put him into a higher-risk category of Covid-19 patients and thrust his health into the spotlight just a month before the US election.

The positive diagnosis for the world’s most powerful man and First Lady Melania Trump threw a new wrench into the gears of a chaotic campaign that many see as a referendum on his handling of the virus.

Trump’s age, weight and gender all make him more susceptible to complications than his wife, who’s 24 years younger. Even at his age, a majority of patients