Inclusion criteria:
- Adult patients (>18 years)
- Confirmed COVID-19 infection by real-time PCR from a respiratory or other body sample within 48 hours of testing.
- Mild to moderate infection or asymptomatic patients with comorbidities: Symptomatic patients with fever >37.9ºC or cough or dyspnea
Study population:
1. Beta-thalassemia major patients; Patients with high iron stores Serum ferritin consistently > 2500 mcg/l and or increasing trend over previous 12 months Liver iron >14 mg/g dry weight- by R2 MRI
2. Other causes of transfusional hemosiderosis
Estimated Enrollment: 30 patients in