Coronavirus Appears to Damage the Vascular System

Although there has been a natural tendency to concentrate on  Sars CoV-2's  damage to the respiratory system (it produces obvious pneumonia-like breathing difficulties in many badly-affected patients), evidence is mounting that this particular coronavirus uniquely (?) also attacks the linings (endothelia) of blood vessels (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-analysis-covid-autopsies-reveals-disease.html). The virus is clearly spread in the air by coughing and taken into the lungs of people nearby (so far, so traditional) but, once in the new host, it can move from the lung alveoli (via the capillaries around them?) into the general vascular system. Once there, it can attack the cells that line the arteries, capillaries and veins. This seems to be why this particular virus can produce a whole range of un-Sars-like symptoms such as blood clotting, strokes, heart-failure, discoloration of the toes and interference with antibody production. Sars CoV-2 appears to be a tougher medical foe than was initially expected!