Approaches towards fighting the COVID‑19 pandemic (Review)

• Published in: International journal of molecular medicine Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 3 - 22
• Main Authors: Tsai, Shih‑Chang, Lu, Chi‑Cheng, Bau, Da‑Tian, Chiu, Yu‑Jen, Yen, Yu‑Ting, Hsu, Yuan‑Man, Fu, Chih‑Wei, Kuo, Sheng‑Chu, Lo, Yu‑Shiang, Chiu, Hong‑Yi, Juan, Yu‑Ning, Tsai, Fuu‑Jen, Yang, Jai‑Sing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece Spandidos Publications 01.01.2021; Spandidos Publications UK Ltd; D.A. Spandidos
• Subjects: Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Antiviral drugs; Biological products industry; Blood; China; Chymotrypsin; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - drug therapy; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - genetics; COVID-19 - pathology; Cysteine; Development and progression; Disease transmission; Dyspnea; Enzymes; Epidemics; Genomes; Genomics; Health aspects; Humans; Infection; Intensive care; Laboratories; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Pandemics; Patients; Proteases; Proteins; Respiratory diseases; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; SARS-CoV-2 - metabolism; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social distancing; Taiwan; Traditional Chinese medicine; United Kingdom; United States; Vaccines; Viruses; United Kingdom; United States; China; Taiwan; United States > US

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) outbreak, which has caused >46 millions confirmed infections and >1.2 million coronavirus related deaths, is one of the most devastating worldwide crises in recent years. Infection with COVID‑19 results in a fever, dry cough, general fatigue, respiratory...