The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a respiratory tract
virus that causes Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The virus originated in Wuhan, China, in
December 2019 and has spread across the globe to-date. The disease ranges from
asymptomatic carriers to symptoms such as fever, sore throat, cough, lung infections, and in
severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, and death. As many as 50% of
patients reported having at least one comorbidities with COVID-19 upon hospital admission …