Lesi sikhathi sizonikeza abalaleli isingeniso se-COVID-19 yezifo, ngokugcizelela emaphashini, okuyiyona nto ebhekiswe kakhulu kulesi sifo. Kuzoxoxwa ngobudlelwano obuphakathi kwe-COVID-19, i-acute respiratory stress syndrome (ARDS) kanye nomonakalo we-alveolar diffuse (DAD). Umlaleli uzokwethulwa kokutholakele okukhulu kwezifundo zakamuva zokuqalwa kwesidumbu se-COVID-19.