The epidemiology and therapeutic options for the COVID-19

An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),a disease caused by a novel pneumonia virus,has affected over 200 countries and regions worldwide.With the increasing number of patients and deaths,WHO have declared it as a global pandemic currently,indicating a third large-scale epidemic coronavirus has appeared since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus(SARS)and Middle-East respiratory syndrome(MERS)in the twenty-first century.Considering the great harm it has caused,researchers throughout the world have been chasing to exploit the pathophysiology,characteristics,and potential remedies for COVID-19 to better battle the outbreak.Therefore,the current study revisits advances of the virology,epidemiology,clinical features,therapeutic options,and prevention of COVID-19.The features of asymptomatic carriers are also been explored.