This mini review provides a brief overview on the pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Associated Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has unleashed the pandemic Covid 19, managing to spread across the globe crippling the health and economic affairs of the world. Abbreviations: SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, CoVID-19, CCR, INF, ORF, Nsp, MHC, IL
