[Aurel]

Originally Posted by john70t

I've read a 'rumor' that the virus affects the bonding of O2 with RBC.
It breaks and the body basically gets iron poisoning.
(but this could be totally wrong)

Thus ventilators have little effect, per the seeming lack of success so far.
idk. It wouldn't be the first time big medicine has been stuck on stupid.

So oxygen and some type of iron bonding drugs..not just ventilators..might be the key.

The hemoglobin binding theory is more than a rumor, and it is suggested that chloroquine could help against that.

https://chemrxiv.org/articles/COVID-19_Disease_ORF8_and_Surface_Glycoprotein_Inhibit_H eme_Metabolism_by_Binding_to_Porphyrin/11938173