Countries in the southern hemisphere, such as Australia, have relatively low coronavirus-related mortality rates compared to countries located in the northern hemisphere, such as Italy and Spain. These two countries not only logged two of the highest number of mortality in the pandemic, but they also logged low population levels of vitamin D.
The researchers pointed to the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the northern countries as the possible reason for their high coronavirus-related mortality rates.
This deficiency, the researchers noted, could stem from the fact that these countries are located in latitudes that receive insufficient sunlight in both winter and spring. Vitamin D is a nutrient synthesized by the human body as a response to sunlight exposure....<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
