Interesting
The renin-angiotensin mechanism is part of the system that regulates blood pressure, the ACEI and ACE2 are part of the enzyme converting end. When they are out of whack you get high blood pressure.
this certainly would explain the pneumonia and fluid accumulations in the lungs.
Prescription ACE1 inhibitors, include drugs like linisopril
Rx ACE2 inhibitors are drugs losarten.
It will be interesting to see if folks taking ACE2 inhibitors for high blood pressure will be getting virus protection also.
