Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly identified strain of coronavirus that causes illness ranging from effects similar to the common cold to fatal diseases in people across the world.1 This disease was first identified in early December 2019, and by the middle of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) assessed COVID-19 as a pandemic.2 As of March 2020, there have been more than 178,700 confirmed cases in at least 140 countries. The majority of cases were reported in mainland China, followed by Italy, Iran, Spain and South Korea.3