The World Health Organization announced a state of emergency to deal with the new coronavirus on January 30, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic started in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and due to the high contagiousness and rapid spread of the virus, it quickly involved the whole world in multiple problems. Efficient management has minimized the damage in some countries. In this review, we investigate the management practices of different countries. Rapid action, utilization of experience, forecasting and equipping of required infrastructure and use of all capabilities seem to be effective factors in controlling the new coronavirus pandemic in some countries.

The new coronavirus, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causes an infectious disease called coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). This disease is highly contagious, and it damages organs due to the high affinity of Spike protein for the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) cell receptor, which is highly expresses in organs such as the lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain, and bladder. These organs seems a probable host for the virus although the main target tissue of the virus is the lungs. In general, the virus enters the host cell by Spike protein, which it is a good candidate for the vaccine design. Inhibition or blockade of ACE2 receptors using antibodies that neutralize this receptor can be a hope to prevent the virus from invading the cell and causing damage.