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Coronavirus pandemic may be slowed by warm and humid weather...
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Will the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 recede as the weather warms up, as flu viruses often do? Maybe so, according to a preliminary study by Chinese researchers. That would be terrific news.

Basically, the researchers analyzed how the epidemic evolved in various Chinese cities taking into account the weather in each. They also compared how the virus proliferated in countries with relatively lower seasonal air temperature and lower humidity (e.g., Korea, Japan, and Iran), which experienced more severe outbreaks with its spread in warmer and more humid countries (e.g., Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand), where the outbreaks have been more limited.

SpikeTalon 10 Mar 16
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According to [nih.gov]
influenza viruses tend to spread more easily during colder weather because the outer membrane of influenza is mostly made of lipids, which don't mix well with water. An experiment was performed testing the effect of temperature on the membrane. At cold enough temperatures all the way up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, the membrane maintains its gel form while at higher temperatures it becomes a liquid. The liquid phase of the virus membrane does not protect itself well against the elements, making it more difficult to transfer from person to person.

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If you go to:

[americanthinker.com]

...you may come to the conclusion that pretty much anything you would expect from the common cold might be a good prediction, including thousands of deaths of those with health complications...which happen every year due to the common cold. Anyone else smell a rat?

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