CRP and COVID-19: The lowered peripheral blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), increased C-reactive protein (CRP), nitric oxide, increased peak body temperature, lowered antioxidant defenses, such as lowered glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) and zinc levels, and lowered serum calcium reflect the severity of immune-inflammatory response and forecast the physio-affective phenome of prolonged COVID-19 (8, 9).