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World Sickle Cell Day: Patients with SCD and COVID-19

By IANS | Updated: June 18, 2020 18:32 IST

While the coronavirus pandemic continues to rattle the world, a certain section of individuals - elders, children, pregnant women, ...

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While the coronavirus pandemic continues to rattle the world, a certain section of individuals - elders, children, pregnant women, and those with medical conditions - are taking additional care. Those with diabetes, high blood pressure, liver disease and cancer, are at extra risk, but one should not forget individuals with autoimmune conditions, genetic disorders, and blood-related disorders.

 

 

One such condition is Sickle Cell Disease

( With inputs from IANS )

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