Dyspnoea, in particular, may warrant onward referral for cardiac evaluation.1,59,60,62,63,64 An isolated cough following recovery from acute COVID-19, after the exclusion of other common causes of a chronic cough (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and post-nasal drip), can be treated in the same way as other forms of post-viral tussis, using cough suppressants and/or inhaled bronchodilators.1,59,60,62,63,64 All patients with a chronic cough should also have tuberculosis excluded according to local diagnostic algorithms. This evidence concerns the gene ACE and Cough.