The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidelines for people suffering from asthma during the coronavirus outbreak. The guidance has been published to ensure the safety of adults and children suffering from asthma during the pandemic given that they are at a high risk of developing severe symptoms. According to the NICE guidelines, people who suffer from asthma should continue taking their prescribed treatment as normal.
This is because there is no evidence that biological therapies for asthma suppress immunity. Asthma UK has also provided tips for people with asthma that they can follow in order to reduce their risk fo asthma symptoms, including ensuring that they keep taking their preventer inhaler daily as prescribed, that they carry a reliever inhaler and that they also follow a peak flow diary, keeping note of their asthma symptoms. Source-…
