完整標題：Chloe Middleton: Coronavirus victim, 21, 'had no health issues'
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發稿時間：2020年3月25日
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原文連結：https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52041709
A 21-year-old woman with no underlying conditions has died after contracting cor
onavirus, according to her family.
Chloe Middleton, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, died last week.
In a Facebook post, her aunt Emily Mistry said Ms Middleton "had passed away fro
m Covid-19" and urged others to "do your bit" to stop the spread of the disease.
According to government figures, most patients who have died with coronavirus ha
d pre-existing medical conditions.
There have been concerns that younger people were ignoring warnings over its spr
ead , believing the contagion was only a danger to the elderly.
But in a series of Facebook posts, Ms Middleton's family urged the public to hee
d safety advice and take the virus "seriously".
'Shattered'
Her mother, Diane Middleton, wrote: "Please think again.
"Speaking from a personal experience, this so-called virus has taken the life of
my 21-year-old daughter."
Ms Mistry added: "My beautiful, kind-hearted 21 year old niece has passed away f
rom Covid-19.
"She had no underlying health conditions."
She said the family was "shattered beyond belief".
"The reality of this virus is only just unfolding before our very eyes," she add
ed. "Please, please adhere to government guidelines.
"Do your bit. Protect yourselves and protect others. The virus isn't spreading,
people are spreading the virus."
Should young people be worried about coronavirus?
Ms Middleton's sister, Amy Louise, added that it was "about time people took thi
s seriously, before too many people end up in this devastating position".
An 18-year-old man who died in hospital at the weekend after testing positive wa
s being treated for "significant underlying health issues".
How deadly is the coronavirus?
The elderly and the unwell are more likely to die if they contract coronavirus.
But even among older people, "the great majority will have a mild or moderate di
sease", according to the UK's chief medical advisor, Prof Chris Whitty.
He also pointed out some young people have ended up in intensive care, and shoul
d therefore not dismiss it as a "trivial infection".
Current estimates from Imperial College London are that the death rate is almost
10 times higher than average for those over 80, and much lower for those under
40.
As well as age, those with diabetes, high blood pressure or heart or breathing p
roblems are also deemed more at risk.
簡單翻譯：
一位在英國的21歲年輕女性，在得到新型冠狀病毒後，已經在上禮拜過世
她並沒有任何潛在健康問題，
上週末有一位18歲的男子因病毒過世，不過他已經有一些嚴重的健康問題
這跟韓國之前有一位19歲少年死掉狀況很像，沒有什麼潛在健康問題就死了