Respiratory viruses tend to be seasonal -- but a new study suggests that COVID-19 is a year-round illness.
Environmental factors such as humidity and temperature don’t appear to affect the coronavirus as much as other viruses, which flourish more in the dry, cold months of winter.
Based on the spatial patterns of COVID-19, the transmission doesn’t seem to be affected by temperature, humidity or human movements alone. In fact, higher temperatures may have led to an increase in transmission in 122 cities in China, Santillana said, and the coronavirus has thrived in both cold provinces and tropical locations globally.
For now, the study authors suggest that people continue to wear face masks and follow social distancing guidelines since most people have still not been exposed to the coronavirus worldwide.
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