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Coronavirus, experts: it is not certain that with the heat it will disappear

2020-02-25T18:00:35.461Z


Tropical areas not exempt, wind is not a transmission vehicle (ANSA)


"To date, it is not yet certain that the new coronavirus is a virus more closely related to the cold and it cannot be said that with the heat it will disappear": is the opinion of Giancarlo Icardi, professor of hygiene at the University of Genoa, consulted by the meteorologists of 3Bmeteo.com which foresee an "arctic air burst between Wednesday and Thursday".

According to Icardi, "considering that the cases are increasing, we can expect that March and April will be two months of suffering from the health point of view, while it is still too early to establish if there will be an effective drop in the infections in the next summer". In any case, "the outdoors should help limit the effects of the virus, if only because the situations of close collective contact in indoor environments are reduced", adds Professor Matteo Bassetti, director of Infectious Diseases of the San Martino di Genoa, the other expert consulted by 3BMeteo to understand the possible relationship between the spread of Covid-19 and the climate.

"In general," said Icardi, "it cannot be said that tropical areas can be free from the spread of the virus. Temperatures around 30 ° C limit Coronaviruses, however high humidity rates tend to 'protect' viruses" . Finally, both experts agree that the wind is not a significant transmission vehicle for the new coronavirus.

Source: ansa

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