The family of viruses belonging to Coronaviridae mainly consist of virulent pathogens that have a zoonotic property and this large family of corona viruses, have been known to be circulating in animals including camels, cats and bats. It has been seen in the past that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-associated coronavirus (MERS-CoV) belonging to this family of viruses can be transmitted from animals to humans and can cause respiratory diseases. Human to human transmission on this virus has been a concern and due to this search for antiviral compounds and vaccine development for this family of virus becomes the need of the hour.