More than four million people with Asthma are paying closer attention to their condition amid worries over the coronavirus epidemic a leading charity says.
Asthma UK says it has seen a 40 fold increase in traffic to its website as well as four-fold increase in calls; a three-fold increase in emails and a five-fold increase in use its WhatsApp advice service during the epidemic.
Around 5.4 million people suffer with the condition in the UK, an inflammation of the tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs which can cause breathing difficulties.
Serious cases of Covid-19 can also cause complications with the respiratory system. And the charity says an estimated 81 percent of sufferers have made improvements to their asthma management