eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2020-03-30 17 1 01 05 10.13005/bbra/2805 35482 article Varsha B 1 Ayush Dogra 2 Yogesh Kumar 3 Bhawna Goyal 4 Apoorav Maulik Sharma 2 Department of MAE, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh School of ICT, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida Department of ECE, Chandigarh University, Punjab In June 13, 2012, coronavirus infection started in SaudiArabia. Coronavirus was first recorded as being responsible for common flu in 1960. During 2002-2003, coronavirus was studied as a simple, non-fatal virus. The major types of coronavirus are severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Coronavirinae, Arterivirdae, Roniviridae, Coronaviridae. Recent outbreak took place in China which causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) that came from Wuhan seafood Market. This paper illustrates the brief outline of recent epidemic of novel Coronavirus named 2019-nCoV in China. Preventative measures taken in China as well as in India are also discussed in this draft. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol17no1/coronavirus-a-deadly-outbreak-in-wuhan-province-of-people-republic-china/ Artierivirdae; Coronavirinae; Coronviridae; Roniviridae; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)