disturbances altering lipid metabolism and the cardiovascular system. These patients suffered from hyperlipidemia, increased serum concentrations of free fatty acids, abnormal glucose metabolism and other cardiovascular abnormalities (Wu et al., 2017). Considering the genetic similarities between SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, Zhang et al. recently proposed the use of the lipid-lowering statins, which also possess anti-infl