Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/cFniiZPEYsE   Warmer, drier weather in late spring and summer will only slow the coronavirus epidemic by some 18%.  This conclusion stems from a detailed study of CoVid19 infection spread in mainland China provinces that differ from each other in terms of average temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation.   Only a rise in average temperature and a drop in average  humidity slow CoVid19 disease spread, and the effect is small.   Eighty-two percent of viral disease containment and mitigation must come from other measures.   Bottom line: don’t believe that balmy weather will protect you from coronavirus.  Only you can do that by obsessive hand washing, not touching your face, social isolation, and healthy lifestyles.   https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.05.20031872v1.full.pdf   #covid19 #temperature #humidity #spring #summer