The New Pandemic Covid-19: Treatment Options and Developments
R. Gayatri *
Department of Biotechnology, R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
S. Lavanya
Department of Biotechnology, R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Meeran Hussain
Department of Biotechnology, R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
John Veslin
Department of Biotechnology, R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2, the novel infectious causative factor of the new pandemic COVID-19 produced 5934936 total infected cases and 367166 death cases across multiple continents as of May 31, 2020. Majority of the world’s population are still vulnerable to COVID-19. As of now, there are no clear scientific proven treatment or drug to combat covid-19, but prevention and management can reduce the spread of virus. In this crisis, a vaccine, that can train the immune system to fight against this novel coronavirus becomes essential to control the further dissemination of the new pandemic COVID-19. This review provides insights into the on- going treatment options available for COVID-19 including antiviral drugs, Ayurvedic treatment, combination of drugs and plasma therapy. This review also aims to highlight on the development of vaccines and its clinical status.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, anti-viral drugs, ayurvedic treatment, combination of drugs, plasma therapy, vaccines