The present outbreak of the novel coronavirus initially calledas “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV” by the WorldHealth Organization (WHO), is also known as “Wuhan coronavirus”or “Wuhan pneumonia”, as it started in the Wuhancity of China in early December of 2019. This new coronavirusassociatedacute respiratory deadly disease is now officiallynamed as Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) by theWHO.From China, this epidemic has now spread to all over theworld. On 11 March 2020, the WHO recognised COVID-19as a pandemic. A pandemic refers to a disease that has spreadto several countries, continents, if not worldwide. While theinformation available on this newly identified virus is limitedand evolving, here is a quick run-down of what has been figuredout so far.