Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): An Update

Authors

  • Niranjan Nayak Department of Microbiology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6813-3596
  • SK Rai Department of Microbiology, Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu

Keywords:

COVID-19, novel Corona virus, pandemic

Abstract

At present, a novel Corona Virus called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome corona virus (SARS-Cov-2) has caused pandemic infection. This virus has been thought to be of zoonotic origin specially originating from bats. This Virus originated from wet market in Wuhan, China in December 2019. A small cluster of Pneumonia cases that occured in Wuhan in December 2019 was named COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease) by World Health Organization (WHO). The Covid-19 is still on the rise across the globe. As there is no treatment available for the SARS-Cov-2, it is important to mantain social distance, practice frequent hand-washing and use mask.

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Published

2020-07-13

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Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): An Update. (2020). Nepal Medical College Journal, 22(1-2), 93-98. https://doi.org/10.3126/nmcj.v22i1-2.30049

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1-2 (2020)

Section

Update

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Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): An Update. (2020). Nepal Medical College Journal, 22(1-2), 93-98. https://doi.org/10.3126/nmcj.v22i1-2.30049