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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is, undoubtedly, posing unprecedented challenges on patient care including those without COVID-19 [1]. Given the complexity of cancer care, which is often multidisciplinary requiring immunosuppressive therapy, surgery and radiation, oncologists have to be judicious more than ever to protect patients, caregivers and all healthcare workers [2]. COVID-19 has challenged operations of all hospitals, travel industry, food industry, and closure of academic institutions. It has inflicted a major impact on international economy. Without a specific therapy or vaccine which are still in early clinical trials, quarantine, social distancing, hand washing, testing, contact tracing and isolation seem to be few of the mitigating measures in our battle against COVID-19. In this context, how do we manage patients with cancer? Recently, emirates became the first in the airline industry to …