People who wear glasses are up to three times less likely to catch coronavirus, according to a new study. Scientists claim that the protection offered by spectacles was 'statistically significant' in the fight against Covid.
In the study, published in India, researchers also claimed that poor and uneducated people were more likely to catch the disease.
The study said this was because 'they do not follow the preventive guidelines properly' and 'have [a] habit of using spectacles less than the educated persons.' Outlining the findings Amit Kumar Saxena said: "This present study showed that the risk of Covid was two to three times less in spectacles wearing population than the population not using spectacles. "Protective role of the
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