“…It currently seems to be accepted that underlying chronic respiratory diseases increase the predisposition to reinfection [38]. In the same population of our study, it has been previously published that the presence of chronic respiratory diseases was a moderate risk factor [8]. In the case of respiratory diseases, specifically, it has been seen that the representation of people with COPD or asthma with COVID-19 in relation to the population prevalence is strikingly low, however, COPD is associated with a worse clinical course and with a higher mortality from COVID-19, as well as a higher risk of admission to the ICU [39].…”