The marked elevation of pro‐inflammatory markers such as IL‐1β, IL‐2, IL‐4, IL‐6, IL‐10, TNF‐α and IFNγ frequently seen in severe COVID‐19,28, 29, 30 point to a state of disordered and exaggerated immune response to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, often referred to as the “cytokine storm”. This evidence concerns the gene TNF and COVID-19.