COVID – 19 DIAGNOSIS : A SHORT REVIEW

ABOUT AUTHORS
Swarupananda Mukherjee*, Sohini Bera, Moumoyee Chakraborty 
NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata – Group of Institutions,
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, 124, B L Saha Road,
Kolkata, India

* Swarupananda.mukherjee@nshm.com

ABSTRACT :
Corona viruses are a family of enveloped, positive stranded, single stranded RNA viruses. This corona virus family consists of pathogens of several human and animal species including SARS-CoV, NovelCOVID-19 but now referred to as SARS-CoV-2 by the Study Group. SARS-CoV-2 International Committee on Virus Taxonomy Corona Virus belongs to the genus Beta corona virus family Corona viridae. The virus has spread globally since its introduction, causing millions of deaths and critically affecting our health services and economies. There are currently no approved preventive drugs or treatment methods available. Hundreds of clinical trials were performed to find treatments that were successful. Here we are reviewing currently reported clinical studies for COVID-19 treatment and prevention to give an overview and perspective into the global response.