The official position of the european cardiology association is that claims that BP medicine can increase suceptibility and worsen symptoms is basically FUD: ht

The official position of the european cardiology association is that claims that BP medicine can increase suceptibility and worsen symptoms is basically FUD: https://www.escardio.org/Councils/Council-on-Hypertension-(CHT)/News/position-statement-of-the-esc-council-on-hypertension-on-ace-inhibitors-and-ang https://www.escardio.org/Councils/Council-on-Hypertension-(C... It is strongly suggested to keep taking your BP medication. A bonus also lies in that link: there is evidence from studies in animals suggesting that these medications might be rather protective against serious lung complications in patients with COVID-19 infection, but to date there is no data in humans. The mechanism of protective action is explained by this comment on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22505537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22505537 While the theory of ACE inhibitors/blockers making covid-19 worse is basically based upon the presumption that due to inhibition/blocking of angiotensin receptors, the body upregulates by creating more ACE receptors, to which the virus can bind.