COVID-19 is a new name for a new disease, coined as an abbreviated form of corona virus disease 2019. Corona viruses are a large group of viruses that may generate respiratory disorders in humans varying from common colds to further difficult conditions such as Middle-Eastern-Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe-Acute-Respiratory-Syndrome (SARS). This work presents the basic causes and effects of the disease. The work discusses about the Infection prevention and control mechanism of COVID-19.