SARS-CoV-2 better known as COVID-19, emerged as a global pandemic in late 2019 and continues to have a profound impact on public health, economies, and daily life worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Coronaviridae family. It is characterized by its spike proteins, which bind to the ACE2 receptor on human cells, facilitating viral entry. The virus primarily spreads through respiratory droplets from infected individuals.
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