Treatment is essentially supportive role of antiviral agents is yet to be established. The computerized tomographic chest scan is usually abnormal even in those with no symptoms or mild disease. Common laboratory findings include normal/ low white cell counts with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP). Diagnosis is by demonstration of the virus in respiratory secretions by special molecular tests. The case fatality rate is estimated to range from 2 to 3%. The disease is mild in most people in some (usually the elderly and those with comorbidities), it may progress to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multi organ dysfunction. The symptoms are usually fever, cough, sore throat, breathlessness, fatigue, malaise among others. The disease is transmitted by inhalation or contact with infected droplets and the incubation period ranges from 2 to 14 d. There have been around 96,000 reported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) and 3300 reported deaths to date (). The virus originated in bats and was transmitted to humans through yet unknown intermediary animals in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in December 2019. There is a new public health crises threatening the world with the emergence and spread of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
