Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

ABSTRACT

@#The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2) is the greatest threat not only to global health but also has far reaching socio economic impact on nearly all the countries in the world. The first 4 cases of COVID-19 was first reported on the 29th December 2019, all linked to Huanan (Southern China) seafood wholesale market. 1,2 On the 31st December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) China Country Office was informed of a pneumonia of unknown cause, detected in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province, China