Noah Lyles is one of the best athletes in the world, and every day, his mom calls to make sure he is not dying. “Just making sure he remains healthy,” Keisha Caine Bishop corrects with a laugh. She can laugh now because Noah does not have COVID-19. What he does have is asthma, and that puts him in danger.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that “people with asthma may be at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. COVID-19 can affect your respiratory tract (nose, throat, lungs), cause an asthma attack, and possibly lead to pneumonia and acute respiratory disease.