Laboratory findings in the sera obtained from severely ill COVID-19 patients often display high levels of biomarkers, e.g. C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer (DD) and excessive cytokines release (also known as cytokine storm), linked to systemic hyper-inflammation, some of which are commonly found in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)3. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and COVID-19.