• COVID-19 is largely localized in lungs. • SARS-CoV-2 binds to the heme groups in hemoglobin that leads to severe hypoxia. • Porphyrin-based photosensitizers (PS) act as a ‘decoy’ in which the SARS-CoV-2 virions would attach to PS molecules. • Photoactivation capable of destroying the bonded SARS-CoV-2 virions.
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