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The present paper discusses different methods to stop COVID-19 pandemic which bring the whole of world to a stand-still. The (COVID-19) Coronavirus Disease- 19 caused by (SARS-CoV-2) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 is highly transmittable and pathogenic viral infection which recently emerged in Wuhan province of China and has rapidly spread throughout the World. The information regarding its intermediate source of origin and transfer to humans is still unknown or very less known, but its fast transmission from human to human has been confirmed widely. Till date no clinically approved antiviral drug or vaccine has been developed against COVID-19. In the present paper, authors tries to summarize and comparatively analyse the deadly virus author also discuss that how this virus poses a constant threat to sub continental nations especially India. The present paper also suggests number of ecological interventions to protect humans.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 19 Ecological interventions Antiviral drug Bats

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Malik, K. T. . (2020). COVID-19: Bat-borne viral outbreaks and its prevention through ecological intervention with reference to India. Environment Conservation Journal, 21(1&2), 131–136. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2020.211215
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