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© 2020 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Corona virus and COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) are probably the most commonly spoken words among everyone in the past few months. COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in late 2019. Since then, the highly contagious primary respiratory disease has spread across 187 countries causing over 4 million infections and over 280,000 deaths till date. The disease has posed unique challenges for the healthcare community in a short span of time, overwhelming the healthcare facilities in countries like Italy and Spain. Anaesthesiologists have been at the forefront in managing the COVID-19 patients, especially those requiring critical care. Even those anaesthesiologists working in non-COVID areas need to modify their working pattern so as to address the new challenges.