Research Article: Impact of COVID- Pandemic on the Exacerbation Rates in COPD Patients in Southern India – A Potential Role for Community Mitigations Measures
Introduction:
The coronavirus disease (COVID-) pandemic has affected millions of people around the world since the beginning of . During the spate of this pandemic, there has been a lot of focus on its impact on those with comorbidities, as adverse outcomes in terms of hospitalizations and mortality were significantly higher in this group. However, surprisingly contrary to the general perception, prevalence of COPD and bronchial asthma among the COVID as a comorbidity is quite low , compared to the quantum of their disease…
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