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Corona viruses are positive strand of RNA viruses that c are found in certain wild animals, some house hold pets, and can also affect humans . on 31 December 2019, 27 cases of unexplained etiological pneumonia were diagnosed in Hubei Province of Republic of China, which later was identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which began to spreads uncontrollably at an exponential rate.the virus was identified as (SARS-CoV-2) which later by Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention spread on January 7th, 2020 & spread of the virus was so rapid that World Health Organization (WHO) had to announce (SARS-CoV-2) as a pandemic by March 11th 2020.(2) It has been reported that 2019-nCoV can be detected in human secretions such as such as sputum, faeces and urine.The death rate has been calculated between 0.39% and 4%, has a incubation period of 7-14 days (mean 6.4 days).(5) Inevitably, health-care workers are in close contact with infected patients. Physicians and other health care workers who perform and participate in examinations and procedures within the head and neck region and airway are at particularly high risk of exposure and infection from aerosol and droplet contamination. There is a high viral load in the nasal cavity of infected patients with SARS-CoV-2 & high risk specialties exposed to SARS-CoV-2 infection includes Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Surgeons and Dentists, Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons, Ophthalmologist.
