IL1B and COVID-19: Therefore, it could be suggested that, besides antiviral treatment, a balanced immunosuppression (e.g., by using the inhibitors of selected cytokines – IL-6, IL-1) could be another effective approach to reduce and modulate viral induced hyperinflammation (storm) and thus to prevent severe and irreversible organ damage that contributes to the relatively high mortality of COVID-19 patients (Conti et al., 2020; Mehta et al., 2020).