Do Humidity and Temperature Impact the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus?

Front Public Health. 2020 May 27:8:240. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00240. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Shu Yuan¹, Si-Cong Jiang², Zi-Lin Li³

Affiliations

¹ College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
² Chengdu KangHong Pharmaceutical Group Comp. Ltd., Chengdu, China.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Medical University of the Air Force, Xi'an, China.

No abstract available

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; environmental persistence; humidity; temperature; virus transmission.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / transmission*
Humans
Humidity*
SARS-CoV-2*
Temperature*
Virus Inactivation