Abstract:
Coronaviruses (Cov) are a large family of viruses that cause a wide range of illnesses ranging from
common cold to severe diseases [1, 2]. A novel coronavirus (nCov), also called SARS-CoV-2, is
the new strain of the virus that causes respiratory illness such as common cold, Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and has not been
previously identified in human population [3]. The first case of the COVID-19 epidemic was discovered in Wuhan city, Hubei province of China with unexplained pneumonia on December 12,
2019, and 27 viral pneumonia cases, seven of them being severe, were officially announced on
December 31, 2019 [
