COVID-19 outbreaks may be seasonal, scientists say
(WorldNews Environment)

A one per cent decrease in atmospheric humidity may increase the number of COVID-19 cases by six per cent, according to a study which draws a link between the local climate and transmission of the novel coronavirus. Track live updates on coronavirus here The study, published in the journal Transboundary and Emerging Diseases assessed the relationship between climate and COVID-19 in the southern hemisphere, and claims that the disease may be seasonal in nature. `COVID-19 is likely to be a seasonal disease that recurs in periods of lower humidity. We need to be thinking if it`s winter time, it could be COVID-19 time,` said study co-author Michael Ward, who is an...