Study: COVID Transmission Weakens In Hot, Humid Weather
Originally published on June 15, 2021 8:27 am Listen / Heat, humidity and the sun’s UV rays all play a part in slowing the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to new research from the Yale School of Public Health. At the beginning of the pandemic some health experts speculated that COVID-19 spreads easier in cool, dry places. The new research appears to support that theory. Kai Chen is with the Yale School of Public Health. “There’s evidence suggesting temperature and humidity are linked to other coronaviruses,” Chen said. Chen and his team — including researchers fro...