Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[9] It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has resulted in an ongoing pandemic.[10][11] The first confirmed case has been traced back to 17 November 2019 in Hubei.[12] Traces of the virus have been found in wastewater that was collected from Milan and Turin, Italy, on 18 December 2019.[13] The virus was also detected in studies being done in wastewater collected from Barcelona, Spain, as early as, March 12, 2019.[14][15][16][17] As of 2 July 2020, more than 10.6 million cases have been reported across 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 516,000 deaths. More than 5.48 million people have recovered.[8]