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Since first reported in Wuhan, China, a mysterious respiratory illness sweeps the world. The images of patients lying unattended on the streets shock and terrorize people on the globe. The scientific community has identified the culprit of the shock wave as SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2).1 According to the statistics updated by the Johns Hopkins University, SARS-CoV-2 shows 4% mortality worldwide. While the impact of SARS-CoV2 infection is yet to be fathomed, SARS-CoV-2 seems to infect more but kills less than its cousins: SARS-CoV-1 that infected more than 8000 people with 9.6% mortality2 and MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus) did about 2500 people but killed 35% of them.3 As the WHO (World Health Organization) announced that SARS-CoV2 is pandemic, one ominous possibility is that the SARS-CoV outbreak becomes periodic, perpetually haunting humans.
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