est antimicrobial agent or agents on the basis of local guidelines and local antibiotic susceptibility patterns, with early de-escalation or discontinuation according to microbiology results, whenever available. Question 5. Should steroids be administered? So far, no definitive efficacy or effectiveness data are available on the benefit of corticosteroid administration in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. As the WHO underlines, there is an important need for effi