Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing, rapidly spreading pandemic caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV2) Among all the infected countries around the globe as of now (June 15, 2020), the total confirmed positive cases reported are 7,805,148, with the death of 431,192 At present, no specialized treatments evolved to cure COVID-19 Its treatment is symptomatic Though huge efforts are being made to produce potential therapies to scuffle COVID-19, no drug has been discovered so far
Targeting natural products for the treatment of COVID-19 - an updated review. (Special Issue: Viral diseases and natural products: prospects in COVID-19 treatment (part-I).)