NFKB1 and COVID-19: The excessive NF-κB activation subsequent to viral proteins detection via the innate immune system, probably has a causative role in covid-19 cytokine storm, extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19, and fatality rate (Liao et al., 2005; Oeckinghaus and Ghosh, 2009; DeDiego et al., 2014).