The number of ACE-2Rs are significantly higher in patients with COPD, especially in their lung. This makes them more vulnerable to catch the infection. Once the already compromised lung gets infected with SARC-Cov2 virus, they readily develop Covid pneumonia and its sequalae.
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr Sundeep Salvi, Director, Pulmocare Research and Education (PURE) Foundation, Pune, to know more about the impact of Covid-19 on COPD.