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The world is under a dizzying pressure to find a cure for the novel coronavirus that has affected over 14.5 million people worldwide and counting. While a vaccine is yet to be developed, researchers and doctors are looking for new ways to treat this deadly strain of the mutating virus.

High blood pressure or hypertension is known to affect one in every three adults (about 33 percent of the adult population over the age of 20). These numbers tend to rise twofold to 66 percent for adults that have attained their mid-60s or are older. Millions of people are suffering from the issue in the US alone.