Novel corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic: current status and possible strategies for detection and treatment of the disease.
Stuti BhagatNisha YadavJuhi ShahHarsh DaveShachee SwarajShashank TripathiSanjay SinghPublished in: Expert review of anti-infective therapy (2020)
Currently, the countries are opening businesses despite a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. The pharmaceutical industries are developing clinical diagnostic kits, medicines, and vaccines. They target different approaches, including repurposing the already approved diagnosis and treatment options for similar CoVs. At present, over ~200 vaccine candidates are being developed against COVID-19. Future research may unravel the genetic variations or polymorphisms that dictate these differences in susceptibilities to the disease.