Mary Wilson
Well-known member
8.11. 10:44
YLE NEWS
When coronavirus first appeared, it was not thought that meteorological or temperature differences had a major effect on the virus' ability to spread.
However, a newly-published international study has shown that the weather can affect infection rates in several ways. But it also found little evidence that meteorological conditions particularly influenced local spreads of Covid-19, concluding that people's behaviour and government interventions had a larger impact on infection rates.
The extensive study collected(siirryt toiseen palveluun) data from more than 400 locations across 26 countries — including Finland — and from all of the globe's climatic zones.
The regions were examined at periods when resistance levels to the virus were still low and Covid vaccinations had still not yet rolled out.
Although weather conditions had little effect on the overall spread of the virus, the researchers noted something when comparing Covid's R0 number versus the local temperature. The R0, or reproduction number, measures how contagious a disease is.
The researchers found that the R0 began to rise as temperatures reached +10 degrees Celsius and then started to taper off as the mercury hit +20 degrees. The virus was found to spread most in environments featuring temperatures between eight to 18 degrees.
https://yle.fi/news/3-12178663
YLE NEWS
When coronavirus first appeared, it was not thought that meteorological or temperature differences had a major effect on the virus' ability to spread.
However, a newly-published international study has shown that the weather can affect infection rates in several ways. But it also found little evidence that meteorological conditions particularly influenced local spreads of Covid-19, concluding that people's behaviour and government interventions had a larger impact on infection rates.
The extensive study collected(siirryt toiseen palveluun) data from more than 400 locations across 26 countries — including Finland — and from all of the globe's climatic zones.
The regions were examined at periods when resistance levels to the virus were still low and Covid vaccinations had still not yet rolled out.
Although weather conditions had little effect on the overall spread of the virus, the researchers noted something when comparing Covid's R0 number versus the local temperature. The R0, or reproduction number, measures how contagious a disease is.
The researchers found that the R0 began to rise as temperatures reached +10 degrees Celsius and then started to taper off as the mercury hit +20 degrees. The virus was found to spread most in environments featuring temperatures between eight to 18 degrees.
https://yle.fi/news/3-12178663
