Corona virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)has become a major health problem causing severe acute respiratory illness in humans .It has spread rapidly around the globe since its first identification in Wuhan,China,inDecember2019.Thecausative virus is called severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the World Health Organization (WHO) named the new epidemic disease Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The incidence of COVID-19 continues to increase with more than three million confirmed cases and over 244,000 deaths worldwide. There is currently no specific treatment or vaccine against COVID-19. Therefore, in the absence of pharmaceutical interventions, the implementation of precautions and hygienic measures will be essential to control and to minimize human transmission of the virus. In this review, we highlight the epidemiology, transmission, symptoms, and treatment of this disease, as well as future strategies to manage the spread of this fatalcoronavirus.