Scientists are wondering whether the new coronavirus may weaken as temperatures rise.
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Lhe US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Americans to “soak up the sun” after putting forward a study suggesting that the new coronavirus dissipates faster with sunlight and higher temperatures.
“I hope people enjoy the sun, and if it has an impact, great,” said the President of the United States during his briefing on the United States “task force” dedicated to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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According to a study by the American government presented to the White House on Thursday, the new coronavirus responsible for this pandemic weakens in a hot and humid atmosphere as well as in the rays of the sun.
“Our most striking observation to date is the powerful effect that sunlight seems to have on killing the virus, both on surfaces and in the air,” said a senior official in the Department of Homeland Security, Bill Bryan. “We have seen a similar effect on both temperature and humidity. Rising temperatures or humidity, or both, are generally less favorable to the virus, “added the official, presenting the preliminary results of the study.
Scientists have wondered since its appearance that the new coronavirus might weaken with increasing temperatures, that is, with the arrival of summer in the northern hemisphere.
“We have identified sunlight and UV rays as a weakness in the transmission chain,” said Bill Bryan.
Neither Mr. Bryan nor Mr. Trump specified how the study was conducted, nor provided data on it.
Note that countries with warmer climates and exposed to the sun, such as Singapore, also suffered the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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