Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria in order to participate in this study: - Legally competent patients who are personally capable of giving informed consent and to date the Consort Form prior to any trial related activity - Patients aged from 18 - 60 years - Having the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection documented by a positive PCR test (patients do not need to suffer from COVID-19 symptoms) - Enrolment only permitted on the day of availability of positive COVID-19 PCR test result, and on the subsequent day, however, not longer than 48 hours after the swab was taken - For females: non-pregnant, non-lactating with adequate contraception until D16, or females unable to bear children (i.e., tubal ligation, hysterectomy, or post-menopausal (defined as a minimum of one year since the last menstrual period).

Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria in order to participate in this study: - Legally competent patients who are personally capable of giving informed consent and to date the Consort Form prior to any trial related activity - Patients aged from 18 - 60 years - Having the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection documented by a positive PCR test (patients do not need to suffer from COVID-19 symptoms) - Enrolment only permitted on the day of availability of positive COVID-19 PCR test result, and on the subsequent day, however, not longer than 48 hours after the swab was taken - For females: non-pregnant, non-lactating with adequate contraception until D16, or females unable to bear children (i.e., tubal ligation, hysterectomy, or post-menopausal (defined as a minimum of one year since the last menstrual period).