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From the article: "Yet others talk about the possibilities of the presence of a less virulent strain of the virus in India, along with the possibility that its
by mkl 7y ago
From the article: "Yet others talk about the possibilities of the presence of a less virulent strain of the virus in India, along with the possibility that its hot weather was diminishing the contagion. Both these claims are not backed by any evidence."
- JackFr 7y agoYeah. And yet... - The statistics indicate the contagion is diminished. - No one knows why. - Someone posits a plausible explanation of an effect seen in some (but not all) similar viruses. - Explanation is dismissed without consideration, and the working theory us that the statistics are wrong.
- tomhoward 7y ago> "Both these claims are not backed by any evidence" There is evidence for the weather claim, but it's complicated by other factors. Multiple studies [1] have observed a correlation between weather/UV and severity of outbreak. Wuhan, Milan, Madrid, Qom, UK, Korea and Northern USA have all fit a comparable weather profile during their outbreaks. The problem is that this virus seems to be more durable/resilient than other seasonal viruses (flu, common cold), and even in hot climates, many people still spend a lot of time congregated in air conditioned office/residential buildings, shopping centres, public transportation systems, etc. So it's true that hot weather alone is not enough to end an outbreak. But it can reduce the extent/severity, and the observed evidence seems to bear that out. [1] https://www.ft.com/content/c8ed3692-6db3-11ea-9bca-bf503995cd6f https://www.ft.com/content/c8ed3692-6db3-11ea-9bca-bf503995c...
- bart_spoon 7y agoSeems strange given the fact that I've seen numerous academic papers shared over the last few months indicating that hot weather and high humidity do indeed have some kind of effect on the virus's transmission.