Abstract
There is little doubt that the consequences of the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on healthcare, infrastructure as well as on our socio-economic life will be severe and long-lasting. The high infectivity of this "new" virus, a high frequency of asymptomatic carriers, the lack of herd immunity and a range of rare presentations, including fatal cytokine storms, are posing major challenges.