CRP and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Authors Zhou F. et al. [4], Yu M. et al. [30], and Yan L. et al. [35] documented LDH, ferritin, CRP, and lymphocytes count were utilized for COVID-19 prognostic prediction; persistent abnormality in these markers indicates state of unstoppable inflammation resulting in necrosis and resultant fibrosis, which is ultimate sequelae of ARDS either due to COVID-19 or MERS.