PUBLISHED 27.03.2020
Corona viruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause diseases ranging from mild colds to severe respiratory diseases, such as the known Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). In addition to these known corona viruses, a new corona virus (2019-nCoV), now known as COVID-19, is currently emerging. It is a strain not previously identified in humans.