The disease COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is the third highly infectious human
Coronavirus epidemic in the 21 century due to its high transmission rate
and quick evolution of its pathogenicity. Genomic studies indicate that it is
zoonotic from bats. The COVID-19 has led to significant loss of lives and a
tremendous economic decline in the world. Generally, the population at risk of a
fatal outcome are the elderly and those who are debilitated or are immune
compromised. The fatality rate is high, but now is reduced after the development
of preventive vaccine although an effective treatment by drug against the virus
is yet to be developed. The treatment is narrowed to the use of several
anti-viral drugs, or other re-purposed drugs. Social distancing, therefore, has
emerged as a putative method to decrease the rate of infection. In this review,
we summarize the aspects of the disease that is so far have come to light and
review the impact of the infection on our society, healthcare, economy,
education, and environment.