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In the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2) pandemic, which emerged in Wuhan, China, and influenced the whole world, the number of cases worldwide is approaching 7 million by June 2020 and number of deaths unfortunately reached around 400 thousand. The available data suggest that elderly people with chronic diseases such as chronic respiratory tract, diabetes, chronic kidney disease or cardiovascular disease are at higher risk for both in terms of disease and death. Hemodialysis patients are defined as a special subgroup for higher risk requiring different management approaches, partly because they are at more advanced age and they have to go to the hemodialysis unit and be in crowded environments. On the other hand, patients with COVID-19, especially who need intensive care, are at high risk of developing acute renal failure and their follow-up is also important. In this article, we wanted to share our experience as the nephrology clinic of Düzce University Medical Faculty, both in the management of our own nephrological patient population, especially in hemodialysis patients, and in the nephrological follow-up of COVID-19 patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]