There does not seem to be a relationship between virus spread and race, as the virus has proliferated in Asia, Europe, North America and is now even spreading into South America and Africa. Across races and nations, cases and deaths do seem largely consistent. What is not consistent, however, is Covid 19 spread and deaths relative to gender. Major media outlets such as the New York Times and CNN and Express have reported that the virus is harder on men than women (
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/health/coronavirus-men-women.html) and (
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...latest-male-death-rate-COVID-19-cure-symptoms).
This article, referencing a Chinese study of its first 70,000 cases noted that men were far more likely to die of the virus than women (
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-releases-largest-study-on-covid-19-outbreak/ar-BB1066Sk)
Specifically, (2.8% death rate for males to 1.7% death rate for females). Anecdotally, it seems the disparity could be even greater than that.
For example if you look in Italy right now, the death rate is about 10% of all cases, but if you narrow that down to men or more specifically elderly men you could be talking 20 to 30 or even 40% based on age.
It is clear that a relationship exists between the virus death rate and gender but it is not clear why. Possible explanations could include a biological difference between men and women and women have an increased immune function, or that there are lifestyle differences between the two (men delaying treatment or not being as careful as women).
Another possible explanation is in fact a discrimination in the treatment of patients. Don't expect the mainstream media to ever bring this up because it is not politically correct and women are supposed to be perennial victims. The reality however is that in times of natural disasters (wars, famines, plagues) women's lives are often prioritized more so than men's. We've all heard stories of the Titanic where women and children were saved but men were not. It is almost exclusively men who have died in wars. With this crisis as well, it seems to be men who will bear the majority of the burden. We are supposed to be living in a gender equal time when this sort of thing shouldn't happen but the media and society at large will never acknowledge a discrimination towards men. The reality is as a sick man in a hospital, your treatment may be delayed for a woman who takes priority and the numbers would suggest that is possibly what is happening.
Stay safe gentlemen, and when you look at the death rate just understand as a man, your risk is at least double that,