Coronavirus spread myth denied

As part of the study, experts tested a common myth that with the onset of hot weather, the SARS-CoV-2 virus will be less active and the pandemic will stop. The results of the study showed no connection between the onset of summer in the northern hemisphere of the Earth and the end of the pandemic crisis.

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“The epidemic growth of COVID-19 is not related to the location of the region and temperature and is weakly related to relative or absolute humidity,” the study said.

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Specialists studied 144 regions in which at least 10 cases of coronavirus were recorded. In particular, scientists analyzed data obtained from various states and provinces of the United States, Australia and Canada. Information was also analyzed on how local authorities fought COVID-19. According to the researchers, the spread of the virus is not affected by the weather, but by the quality of public health interventions.

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Summer will not help. It is important that people know this.

Dionne Gesink

one of the participants in the study is an epidemiologist—

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Nevertheless, scientists believe that with the onset of heat, the health authorities in the countries of the northern hemisphere will be less loaded than in winter. This is associated with the end of seasonal epidemics, in particular, colds and flu.

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Earlier, Italian scientists refuted the myth that the coronavirus pandemic will provoke population growth. According to a survey of respondents in reproductive age, more than 80 percent of survey participants are not going to have a baby during a pandemic crisis. Potential parents are primarily concerned about possible complications during pregnancy and economic difficulties.

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