Introduction
Master. Marco Giovanni, 5 years old, son of an Emergency physician
wished his father - “Felice anno nuovo” on the eve of
1st Janurary 2020. A 7 years Indian girl, Miss. Pooja,
daughter of a nurse, wished her mother “navavarsh kee shubhakaama” on
the same eve. The same day the World Health Organisation (WHO) was
informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown aetiology detected in Wuhan
City, Hubei Province, China. Neither did they know what is about to loom
in the next few months nor they knew that the reporting from the Wuhan
province would stuck grieve in their tender hearts. Lockdown,
quarantine, self-isolation, personal protection equipment, social
distancing have become words of daily usage. Chimneys of large factories
stop to eject smoke. Stock markets go crashing down. Gyms are considered
unhealthy because of crowd. Covering the face was considered essential.
Handshakes changed to Namaste. Mecca and Vatican City are closed.
Hospital reserve beds for future crisis. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis’ hand-wash
was being reinforced. There is one link to all these events -
Coronavirus, Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 - a 60–140 nm microbe. It is not an
exaggeration to say that the symptoms, incubation period, natural
history or treatment of this virus is yet to be described to the
fullest. China reported its first victim of COVID -19 on January 11th,
2020. Two months later, the WHO declares COVID-19 as a pandemic
(March11th, 2020). Knowledge of this virus is evolving. World leaders,
health care workers and health organisations take all possible measures
to close the gates for this deadly virus and keep it under control. The
impact of this virus extends to the health care system, economy,
education and politics.