Main description:

Key Features
* Explains the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, the current progress in the development of treatments and prevention of COVID-19 including future aspects of dealing with pandemics.
* Serves as a timely repository of knowledge on COVID-19 for researchers and medical professionals engaged in its management.
* Features the patent aspects of COVID-19.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Coronavirus epidemics and the current COVID-19 pandemic

Chapter 2 Biology of Coronaviruses and Predicted Origin of SARS-CoV-2

Chapter 3 Therapeutic Challenges in COVID-19

Chapter 4 Prevention and Control Strategies for COVID-19 Pandemic

Chapter 5 Global Focus and Interdisciplinary Approaches in COVID-19 Research and Their Outcomes

Chapter 6 The evolution of COVID-19 diagnostics

Chapter 7 Drug repurposing and novel antiviral drugs for COVID-19 management

Chapter 8 Convalescent Plasma and Antibody Therapy in COVID-19

Chapter 9 Application Stem Cell and Exosome Based Therapy in COVID-19

Chapter 10 Host and Pathogen-Specific Drug Targets in COVID-19

Chapter 11 Computational biology and bioinformatics in anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug development

Chapter 12 Nanomaterials in COVID-19 drug development

Chapter 13 Vaccine Development Strategies and the Current Status of COVID-19 Vaccines

Chapter 14 Clinical trials of COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines: history, current status, and limitations

Chapter 15 Lessons Learned from COVID-19 and Their Implementations for Future Pandemics