Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran Archives of Iranian Medicine 1029-2977 23 7 2020 07 01 SARS-CoV-2; What We Know so far 498 502 10.34172/aim.2020.47 EN Huda Fatima Rajani https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9764-2154 Fatima Ahmed Alshaikh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1426-626X Amir Anushiravani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9196-1901 REVIEW 10.34172/aim.2020.47 2020 04 03 2020 05 03 A recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected more than 1100000 (April 5, 2020) individuals worldwide and is spreading rapidly. The virus is reported to be derived from bats and the infection was first reported in China. Similar to the severe acute respiratory syndrome and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses, it is responsible for respiratory tract infection. Real time polymerase chain reaction and radiography are the two main diagnostic methods. Guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) should be followed for diagnostic and precautionary measures. Treatment of the infection is still not available; however, antivirals are under clinical trials.