Scientists have found 27 key proteins in the blood of people infected with Covid-19, which they say could act as predictive biomarkers for how ill a patient could become with the disease, a research study said.

The markers could lead to the development of a test that would help doctors predict how ill a patient might get when infected with the novel coronavirus, Reuters reports.

“A test to help doctors predict whether a Covid-19 patient is likely to become critical or not would be invaluable,” said Christoph Messner, an expert in molecular biology at the Crick Institute who co-led the research.

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