European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is an RNA virus belonging to the Coronaviridae family ^[1]. They are enveloped viruses with positive sense single stranded RNA genome and a nucleocapsid of helical symmetry. They cause respiratory infections, ranging from common cold to pneumonia to severe acute respiratory syndrome. This novel pulmonary infection, also called coronavirus disease 2019(COVID 19) has caused an outbreak in the entire world with India being one of the most affected. Throat and nasal swab -RT PCR has been the gold standard for the diagnosis of COVID 19 ^[2].