The outbreak of novel coronavirus – a virus that causes respiratory symptoms – has a lot of Canadians with asthma worried. Asthma is already a disease that can cause trouble breathing, and catching the virus could make things worse, experts warn.
Around 3.8 million Canadians have asthma, according to Asthma Canada. Having asthma doesn’t put someone at greater risk of catching the novel coronavirus though. “At this time, there’s no data to suggest that people with asthma are more likely to contract COVID-19,” said Vanessa Foran, CEO and president of Asthma Canada. “They’re not more at risk for catching COVID-19,” agreed Dr.