Asthma patients can fast, as long as the attacks are stable, or they are mild and respond to long-acting tablets or sprays, so that they are given at breakfast and the pre-dawn meal. As for the patient who experiences severe attacks, he should not continue fasting, and in general the irritants should be avoided, especially In stopping the use of tobacco of all kinds, as well as avoiding exposure to secondhand smoke, with the necessity to keep away from chemicals used in cleaning.
While the infected person plays an important role in controlling and coexisting with the disease, if he follows the general guidelines for prevention and control, and in the circumstances of the new Corona epidemic, precautions are obligatory to avoid contact with people who are infected or suspected of having the virus, and to develop a complete treatment program in cooperation with the family doctor, including treatment Medicines, basic checks, regular follow-up appointments, and eating healthy food, at breakfast and the pre-dawn meal, which boosts the immune system.
According to the consultant of Internal Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, at the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Prof. Dr. Imad Koshak, asthma patients are most vulnerable to infection with "Corona virus", which can adversely affect and may also lead to acute inflammation in the respiratory system, as recent medical studies have shown. That «asthma» does not increase the chances of infection with corona, but the symptoms are more severe in the case of infection.
Thus, it becomes clear that it is important for an asthma patient to take special precautions in the month of Ramadan due to the emergence of the Corona virus.
