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Coronaviruses can cause severe diseases in humans and animals, as has been stated recently by Biscayart et al.[1]. China has experienced several viral outbreaks in the last three decades; avian influenza outbreak in 1997, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 [2], and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in 2010 [3]. In China, yet another pathogenic human coronavirus outbreak was reported in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province. Wuhan is an urban town located in the central part of China. It is one of the significant transportations and business hubs. In 2018, the city comprised of a population of approximately 11.9 million, and one of the seventh most populous Chinese city [1, 4].

On December 12, 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission (WMHC) reported 27 individuals infected by a new coronavirus designated initially as 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and later as …