ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is a significant threat to healthcare worldwide. To combat against the coronavirus it is necessary to boost immunity in our body. For this purpose we have to take balanced diet regularly. Zinc is an essential trace element, involved in numerous biological processes including immunity. But we have seen that various developing countries suffering from serious zinc deficiency. Insufficiency of vitamins and minerals among vulnerable populations has increased the morbidity and risk of mortality. Zn deficiency causes immune dysfunction and numerous diseases. Zinc supplement may counter such deficiency. Therefore, zinc is a vital mineral at this COVID-19 pandemic situation as it has both anti-viral and immunomodulatory properties.
