The recent continuously emerging rampancy of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that started in Wuhan in late December 2019 has become an international public health emergency and is still spreading rapidly in the world Up to October 11, 2020, 37 109 6851 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been announced with 2 8 percent death, which means 1 070 355 confirmed death cases At the moment, a specific vaccine or drug for the new coronavirus is not available;thus, the development of a drug with far-reaching HCoV inhibitory activity is an urgent medical need It is, however, vital to first comprehend the nature of this family and other coronaviruses that have caused the outbreak Here, we relate the epidemiological and virological characteristics of the COVID-19, SARS, and MERS rampancy © 2021 Polska Akademia Nauk All rights reserved
SARS-CoV-2, SARS and MERS: Three formidable coronaviruses which have originated from bats