Ya know, that’s exactly how ebola works...
however
. We have termed the lung-restricted vascular immunopathology associated with COVID-19 as diffuse pulmonary intravascular coagulopathy, which in its early stages is distinct from disseminated intravascular coagulation
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(20)30121-1/fulltext