COVID-19 is caused by an RNA virus, SARS CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) which is part of the Coronaviridae family (which includes SARS-CoV and MERS(Middle East respiratory syndrome)-CoV) [1,2]. The virus infects the upper respiratory tract, can cause pneumonia, and is easily transmitted from human to human. The initial epicenter was in Wuhan, the capital city of China’s Hubei province, back in December 2019. The disease has rapidly spread to the rest of the world, particularly in Europe and the US, which are now harboring the largest number of cases in the world.
