Department of Virology, Adamas University, West Bengal, India
Research Article
Novel Strategic Fight of India against COVID-19 Outbreak
Author(s): Dave Jyoti* and Dave Meesha
Viruses are potentially infective and dangerous microorganisms existing on earth. They possess unique properties, evolve rapidly and have high mutation rate. Novel zoonotic species of viruses are becoming a great challenge for the mankind all over the globe. Viruses that infect animals can sometimes be transmitted into human beings, evolve and become a new human virus. Three recent examples are coronaviruses, 2019-nCoV, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV. Novel corona virus identified in 2019 in China swiftly expanded through other parts of the world and in a short time infected and killed many people from various countries. Consequently on 11th March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization. All the countries and their government implemented all possible measures to stop the spread of the disease. Indian government adopted a novel strategy to break the chain of in.. View More»