No Evidence for Temperature-Dependence of the COVID-19 Epidemic
Tahira Jamil, Intikhab Álam, Takashi Gojobori, Carlos M. Duarte
Abstract
The pandemic of the COVID-19 extended from China across the north-temperate zone, and more recently to the tropics and southern hemisphere. The hypothesis that COVID-19 spread is temperature-dependent was tested based on data derived from nations across the world and provinces in China. No evidence of a pattern between spread rates and ambient temperature was found, suggesting that the SARS-CoV-2 is unlikely to behave as a seasonal respiratory virus.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PandemicVirologyMedicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesClimate Change and Health Impacts