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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly emerged as a global health threat. The virus was officially named as “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” (SARS-Cov-2).[1] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the incubation period of COVID-19 falls within 2–14 days.[2] The incubation period can be as long as 24 days. Symptoms of the infection include fever, cough, fatigue, breathlessness, loss of sense of smell, and diarrhea. Conjunctivitis has also been reported in a small proportion of patients.[3] The disease-causing viral agent is highly contagious and believed to be transmitted through respiratory droplets and/or contact with an infected person. Transmission via ocular surface has also been reported.[3]