An ongoing outbreak of a new virus of a novel Coronavirus (nCoV) is a spill over event, with its epicentre in Wuhan, People of Republic of China has emerged as global health emergency. The outbreak began in December 2019 and now has been reported from about 180 countries. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has once again exposed the weaknesses of the global health systems preparedness, and ability to respond to an infectious threat. The present review highlights the updates of novel SARS- CoV-2 and also identifies the need to strengthen the health system and global health security. |
