COVID-19 and other Respiratory Conditions - A Narrative Review of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on other Respiratory Conditions and Modifications Made to Adult Respiratory Services in the United Kingdom

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic that started from the Wuhan area of China has continued to receive significant worldwide attention due its severe morbidity and increasing mortality figures [1]. effect virus infection on different organ systems in human body been described literature (COVID-associated encephalitis, nephritis, pancreatitis, lymphopenia, thromboembolic events, gastro-enteritis among others) [2]. most debilitating system is respiratory system, causing an acute distress syndrome (with manifestations mild severe). Most mortalities viral are largely a consequence (ARDS) associated with this [3].