**6. Conclusion**

COVID-19 is one of the most infectious diseases of 21st century which has already claimed to take lives of millions. The disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus may affect a person symptomatically or asymptomatically. The range of symptoms may vary from mild to very high complications which may even lead to death. The people with already declined immunity with pre-occurring comorbidities like diabetes, cardiac-related ailments, and kidney-related problems are highly vulnerable towards the extreme effects of the disease. Strict actions like frequent hand-wash, use of face-masks and face-covers, use of hand sanitizers, at the community level are important to defeat this disease. Preventions and precautions are necessary to protect vulnerable and comorbid people from this viral infection along with normal people. The ICMR and Ministry of Health of the Government of India have provided several recommendations against the spread of COVID-19. India being one of the fastest growing nations amongst the South Asian countries needs to invest and believe more into research and development field, home to some prominent institutions of the region those are performing with their expanded capabilities towards the good cause of the nation. As of now, when every day approximately 100,000 cases of the disease are being observed in India, it is a need of time that people and government put more faith in science and medicine.
