Deciphering the Recent Advancements in Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Vaccine Candidates Against COVID-19

ABSTRACT

The global outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 a novel strain of coronaviruses, emerged from Wuhan city of China in December 2019 and was later announced as global pandemic by World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The infection spread globally and infected over 190 million people with a mortality rate of around 2%. Combating the disease is difficult as no specific therapeutics and vaccines are yet available against the novel coronavirus. Hence, early detection and containment of infected individuals are the best possible approaches to reduce the spread of the infection. The chapter summarized the major diagnostic tools used for detection of COVID-19 along with their advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, the potential therapeutic approaches are also discussed with their current developmental status. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.