The US surgeon general took time out on Wednesday to talk to FOX 5 about dealing with the coronavirus crisis. FOX NEWS - A recent study suggests that smoking could contribute to complications brought on by COVID-19. CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES: Everything You Need to Know “There has never been a better time to quit smoking to protect yourself from COVID-19,” Janice Leung, a respirologist who led the research, told Bloomberg.
The study, which was published in the European Respiratory Journal on Thursday, reported that smoking can elevate levels ACE-2, an enzyme that assists the virus in entering cells in the lungs.
The Bloomberg report said researchers found higher levels of ACE-2 in COVID-19 patients and smokers. The report also pointed out that