Covid-19 and COPD: A Personal Reflection

Covid-19 and COPD: A Personal Reflection

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Richard Russell Respiratory Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKCorrespondence: Richard Russell teal horse blanket Email richard.russell@ndm.ox.ac.ukAs China seems to be emerging from their COVID epidemic and the rest of the world is plunged headlong into their own perhaps I can be forgiven by the readers of this journal for a moment or two of reflection and even self-indulgence.

It is a huge privilege to be the editor of the International Journal of COPD and this enables me to keep abreast of all current COPD research.Loyal readers will know that we accept a catholic spread of research and are very much patient-focused.As editor, I have maintained as a principle that the research we published must be potentially translatable.I am also a committed front-line clinician and clinical researcher.And so, with these three perspectives, I have been able to reflect quest fryer on the current COVID-19 crisis and what this means to our patients, our colleagues and our families.