DECONTAMINATION AND TREATMENT METHODS TO WARD-OFF SARS-COV-2 INFECTION: WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE?

Abstract

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus is a rapidly spreading disease that has now reached many parts of the world. Its
treatment or medicine is not yet available and hence it has been threatening and affecting the world in a variety of ways.
There is an immediate need to pay heed towards its effective prevention of spread and to find its treatment, so that it can
be brought under control. In addition to various prevention measures like social distancing, maintenance of hygiene, etc.,
there is a need to decontaminate various surfaces and environments to slow down this epidemic. Simultaneously, the
conventional and unconventional methods of treatment for this disease have to be searched or developed. The present
article’s main aim is to collect and comprehend the possible modes of decontamination and treatment strategies for this
viral particle. It also gives basic information about the virus, its structure and life cycle. It is a meta-analysis like study
which gives a brief idea about what different scientific studies suggest about the applicability and utilization of a particular
strategy in decontamination and treatment of this virus.