Concerns Regarding the Management of β-Thalassaemia Patients in the Era of COVID-19

Abstract

Many cases of pneumonia clustered in the city of Wuhan, China, were reported in December 2019, and source tracing has showed Huanan Seafood Market, Wuhan, China, as the origin. In this work, the authors summarise their concerns for thalassaemia patients, a unique group with several heart, liver, and blood comorbidities.

Keywords

• thalassaemia
• sars-cov-2
• haematology
• cardiology
• hepatology