oronaviridae are enveloped viruses which are divided into four genera (α, β, γ, and δ). The SARS-CoV-2 virus (formerly designated as COVID-19) belonging to the class of β-coronaviruses is supposed to have evolved from bats and thereafter, spread like wildfire worldwide. A total of 43,825,003 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,165,289 deaths have been registered round the globe, whereas in India the confirme