“Yes, this hope is there,” says the infectious disease specialist Heinz Burgmann from the MedUni / AKH Vienna. “But whether the effect is really decisive is currently completely unclear. We just don’t know. ”Because against the four Corona virusesthat cause runny nose, the immune system of many people has already formed antibodies. “But it never had to do with the new pathogen.”
But it could at least slow down the Virus spread come: “That would give us a respite. Valuable time for the development of medicines and vaccines could be saved, at the same time, of course, the burden on the health systems would also be lower, “if not everyone gets sick at the same time.”
In the end, however, it will most likely be that in addition to the influenza and previous ones Corona viruses this new one too Corona virus of humanity will remain. “
Hope for sunlight and moisture
That warmth Infection chains do not stop completely, shows Singapore with its tropical climate and average February and March temperatures of around 25 degrees: there are up to 100 confirmed infections to date – some through human-to-human transmission directly in the country.
The British virologist Jonathan Ball stated in the BBC magazine Health Check: “We know that sunlight and moisture damage viruses and reduce infectivity. The warmer and wetter it is, the shorter viruses survive in the environment. But if you’re near someone who just coughed up infected droplets and you breathe them in, there’s a good chance they’re infected. ”
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