In late December 2019, patients suffering from viral pneumonia due to
an unidentified microbial agent were reported in Wuhan, China. From genomic
surveillance of clinical samples collected from patients with viral pneumonia
in Wuhan, China, a novel coronavirus (termed 2019-nCoV) has been identified. To
combat coronavirus pandemic infection, mushroom possessing high nutritional and
medicinal values with enriched source of proteins, vitamins, crude fibers and
minerals can be used for enhanced human’s immune systems and improve quality of
life specially when the patients becomes weaker due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) infection.
In China, more use of mushroom was promoted in 2002-2003 when, there was an
epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) coronavirus that
emerged in Guangdong, southern China, in November, 2002 and resulted in more
than 8000 human infections and 774 deaths in 37 countries during 2002–03 and
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) corona virus (MERS-CoV) which was first
detected in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and was responsible for 2494
laboratory-confirmed cases of infection and 858 fatalities since September,
2012, including 38 deaths following a single introduction into South Korea.
Thus, use of mushroom in daily life can directly benefit to the human health
and fitness in fighting against corona virus infection.