Sunlight, heat and humidity are highly effective at stopping the spread of the coronavirus, according to new scientific findings produced by the Department of Homeland Security | KnottMatthew
Sunlight, heat and humidity are highly effective at stopping the spread of the coronavirus, according to new scientific findings released by the White House.
He stressed that this did not mean that people should abandon physical distancing or stop practising personal hygiene as temperatures rise.Reporters at the briefing immediately questioned the implications of the research given New Orleans, which has a warm and humid climate year round, has experienced one of the worst US outbreaks.
US President Donald Trump leapt upon the results to claim justification for statements earlier this year in which he said he believed the virus would go away as temperatures increase in April.
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