COVID-19: Persistence, Precautions, Diagnosis and Challenges

COVID-19: Persistence, Precautions, Diagnosis and Challenges

Bhushan P. Bhusare, Vasudeo P. Zambare, Archana A. Naik

After a century, the whole world fighting against the pandemic viral infection: a novel coronavirus,COVID-19. Currently, more than 210 countries are suffering from COVID-19 with the number of affectedcountries and patients are exponentially increasing day by day. It became a global health issue wheremore than 2.7 million cases were reported with a death ratio of approximate 7% globally by WorldHealth Organization (WHO) (as of 24 April 2020) which is a 22 times higher numbers in 1.5 month andthis figure increasing day by day at an alarming rate. The maximum infected cases reported from themost developed country and the world leader America however, the maximum death cases are fromthe world’s second health service provider country Italy. China, the origin country of COVID-19, hastaken serious actions in terms of prevention, control against the spreading of this coronavirus throughlockdown, sanitation, medication, and social distancing. The risk of transmissions of coronavirusfrom humans to humans is more and thus a social distancing is the best way for its persistence andprecautions. Thus, the COVID-19 outbreak continues must explore and evolve, certain strict andmandatory precautions to stop this dangerous devil virus. Also, it is a major challenge for all globalscientists to find out an effective remedial drug to control this deadly coronavirus before uncontrolledconditions. Thus, considering the depth of the spreading of coronavirus and its impact on global health,it is necessitating to know the dos and don’ts for persistence, precautions, and diagnostic strategiesagainst the challenging COVID-19.

2020

Challenges, diagnosis, coronavirus, persistence, precautions, COVID-19

DOI: 10.22207/JPAM.14.SPL1.19

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Microbiology