According to World Health Organization, 122 million cases and over 2.69 million deaths of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have impacted nearly every region of the globe. The pandemic has a huge global economic influence, and successfully fighting against COVID-19 needs efforts. Newly emerging respiratory diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) posing a serious threat to the human population and reported in the years 2003, 2012, and 2019, respectively. Furthermore, SARS-CoV-2 new strains shocked the world due to genetic mutation over time.
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