Millions of asthma patients in the UK at risk due to coronavirus
Following UK's Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement asking those who were vulnerable to the COVID-19 infection to stay at home for a minimum of 12 weeks, the country's asthma association Asthma UK has questioned how the briefing applies to the 5.4 million asthma patients in the UK, who may experience seriously aggravated asthma symptoms if they contract the coronavirus infection.
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