Comprehensive review on novel COVID-19: a Saudi perspective

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is RNA virus, responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has now taken the form of a pandemic. Even though the world has undertaking all possible measures to impede the spread of this droplet infection, still the prevalence of COVID-19 is on the rise and has infected more than 208 countries all over the globe. Reviewing the website and global articles from PubMed, Scopus and other cites on COVID-19 a global pandemic, this review article provides an update on the all major aspects of coronavirus such as origin, epidemiology, mode of transmission, structure and molecular characterization, characterization of spike protein, clinical features including cutaneous manifestation, radiological features, molecular testing, histopathology and the current preventive approaches. Importantly, review also provides an update on current projections of Saudi Arabia on COVID-19 pandemic.