What makes coronavirus deadly to some but not others?

Experts says immune system may work against the body in severe cases of the infection

Coronavirus, Korea
A sanitation worker in virus-hit South Korea
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As the new coronavirus spreads across the world, scientists are grappling with a key question: why does the infection kill some people and not others?

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