A novel coronavirus strain 2019-nCoV has caused a rapid global pandemic-COVID-19. Scientists have taken onto the task of characterizing this new virus and understanding how this virus has transmitted to humans. All preliminary studies have found some striking similarities between this new virus and the SARS-CoV that caused a similar kind of epidemic in 2002–2003. Through bioinformatics tools, a great deal of information has been gathered about the origin, evolution and zoonosis of this virus. We, in this review, report the symptoms, mode of transmission and available and putative treatments to tackle 2019-nCoV infections. We also comprehensively summarize all the information so far made available regarding the genome, evolution and zoonosis of this virus.

一种新型冠状病毒株 2019-nCoV 已引起全球迅速流行的 COVID-19。科学家们已经承担了表征这种新病毒的任务，并了解这种病毒是如何传播给人类的。所有初步研究都发现这种新病毒与在 2002 年至 2003 年引起类似流行病的 SARS-CoV 之间存在一些惊人的相似之处。通过生物信息学工具，已经收集了大量关于这种病毒的起源、进化和人畜共患病的信息。在这篇综述中，我们报告了应对 2019-nCoV 感染的症状、传播方式以及可用和推定的治疗方法。我们还全面总结了迄今为止有关该病毒的基因组、进化和人畜共患病的所有信息。