We thank Saurav Paul and colleagues for their response to our Correspondence.1 Our
original Correspondence was written at a time when scarce scientific information was
available on this uncommon presentation referred to as tomato flu; hence we included
media reports in our references. The main aim of our Correspondence was to increase
awareness of this unusual presentation, based on the information available to us at
the time; however, we appreciate that discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation
to tomato flu might have caused unnecessary concern.