Novel COVID-19 – Origin, Emerging Challenges, Recent Trends, Transmission Routes and Control-A Review

Abstract

A novel corona virus 2019 (2019-nCoV) or the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2(SARS-CoV-2) was the causative agent of acute respiratory disease that lead to the unprecedented outbreak in Wuhan City, Hubei, China emerged in December 2019. This was termed as COVID-19 by World Health Organisation (WHO). It was declared as pandemic and health emergency of international concern on 30th January 2020 The severe global containment efforts and quarantine efforts were taken worldwide in response to this global outbreak. This article summarises a brief overview and essential knowledge about COVID-19 and it also provides management protocols for dental professionals and orthodontists in particular to combat the novel epidemic coronavirus.