World Health Organization (WHO)
Second general meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: meeting report, 23-25 April 2025
Report
11 Aug 2025
20 Mar 2020
Our medical experts help explain what we know so far about the Covid-19 coronavirus and how it can affect people with heart disease. Are people with heart and circulatory disease at increased risk of coronavirus? The majority of people diagnosed with coronavirus (Covid-19) have mild symptoms and make a full recovery. However, early indications are that people with heart and circulatory diseases are at risk of a more severe illness which could require admission to hospital.