New York, IANS. The probability of survival of corona virus (COVID-19) in sunlight, hot and humid weather is extremely low. This is in contrast to cold and dry climates where the virus lives for a long time. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report claimed this. President Donald Trump of the US gave this information. In the midst of a global pandemic, these are good news for countries like India, where warm weather prevails.
Citing the DHS report, President Trump said Thursday (local time) that the corona virus is less likely to survive in hot and humid environments. This is in contrast to cold and dry weather, where the virus lives for a long time. At the White House press conference, Trump said that DHS scientists have released a report detailing how the virus reacts to different temperatures, climates and surfaces. Indeed, compared to European countries, the effect of the corona virus is less in Asian countries.
The research report has revealed that this dangerous virus survives better in cold and dry environments, Trump said. At the same time, it is not able to survive properly in a hot and high humidity environment. Bill Bryan, head of the Directorate of Science and Technology at DHS, supporting the trump, said that the corona virus dies at a very high speed when exposed to sunny and humid environments. He said that the virus dies quickly in the sun. He also said that isopropyl alcohol would kill the virus in 30 seconds.
Bill Bryan pointed out that I would like to share some trends, which we believe are important. Our most important observation to date is that in sunlight the virus is seen dying both on the surface and in the air. He said that we should see similar effects in temperature and humidity. We are increasing both temperature and humidity, which is less favorable for viruses in general.
Significantly, 26 lakh people worldwide have been infected with the Corona virus so far. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, there have been 8,60,000 cases of corona in the US alone and 49,759 deaths. At the same time, the number of corona infects in India has reached beyond 23 thousand.
