@article{Dr. Rucha Tipare_Dr. Ramesh B. Kothari_Dr. Sunil Natha Mhaske_2020, title={Outbreak of COVID-19: An Overview}, volume={7}, url={https://vimshsj.edu.in/index.php/main/article/view/9}, DOI={10.46858/dvvpf.j.}, abstractNote={<p>In late December 2019, a previous unidentified coronavirus, currently named as the 2019 novel coronavirus, emerged from Wuhan, China, and resulted in a formidable outbreak in many cities in China and expanded globally, and affecting more than 25 countries. The disease is officially named as Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19, by WHO on February 11, 2020). It is also named as Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens on January 15, 2019 by the Taiwan CDC, the Ministry of Health and is a notifiable communicable disease of the fifth category. COVID-19 is a potential zoonotic disease with low to moderate (estimated 2%–5%) mortality rate.<sup>(1)</sup> Person-to-person transmission may occur through droplet or contact transmission and if there is a lack of stringent infection control or if no proper personal protective equipment available, it may jeopardize the first-line healthcare workers. Currently, there is no definite treatment for COVID-19 although some drugs are under investigation. To promptly identify patients and prevent further spreading, physicians should be aware of the travel or contact history of the patient with compatible symptoms.<sup>(2)</sup></p>}, number={2}, journal={VIMS Health Science Journal }, author={Dr. Rucha Tipare and Dr. Ramesh B. Kothari and Dr. Sunil Natha Mhaske}, year={2020}, month={Jun.}, pages={60–65} }