Though there is no scientific evidence for young people being affected at a higher rate, it is easily predictable that they are more likely to avert the interventions such as the use of face masks in public spaces, social distancing and quarantining. Regarding gender distribution, males are more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 than females as females are genetically and immunologically more resistant to SARS-CoV-2 infection [30] (Figure 2) [23–29].