The risk of newly emerging diseases is constantly present in a world where changes occur significantly in climatic, commercial, and ecological conditions, in addition to the development of biomedical investigations in new situations. An epidemic respiratory disease instigated by a new coronavirus was initially identified in and has resulted in the current global dissemination. This viral strain and its related disease has been termed “ SARS-CoV-2 ” and “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19” or “2019-nCoV”), respectively, which is transmitted simply between individuals. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the COVID-19 outburst as a pandemic on March 11, which necessitates a cooperative endeavour globally for mitigating the spread of COVID-19. The absence of previous, and minimum present-day information, particularly concerning the path of contagion have precluded the control of this disease. The present article, therefore, describes the SARS-CoV-2 paths of contagion such as drinking water, solid waste, sewer water, ambient air, and the rest of emerging likely paths. Graphical abstract Image 1 Highlights • Evidence supporting the possibility of an environmental route of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission route has been collected. • The possibility of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission by ambient air, drinking water, wastewater and solid waste have been assessed. • ACE2 as a cellular doorway for SARS-CoV-2 entrance can suggest us identifying novel paths of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Transmission, virus, Environment, wastewater, air, water, Solid waste,