77 adults with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to Union Hospital, Wuhan, and at the discretion of the admitting physician, were treated with nebulized IFN-α2b (n = 7), ARB (n = 24) or a combination treatment of IFN-α2b plus ARB (n = 46); IFN-α2b and ARB treatments were standard of care practice at this time at Union Hospital, Wuhan. Here, IFNA2 is linked to COVID-19.