The grand solution to stopping spread of coronavirus -
Turn off the Air conditioning, turn up the heat.
This will make spread in public places, vehicles, grocery stores, food places, etc minimal.
The lipid layer of coronavirus is very sensitive to heat and dryness.
If schools, public places, grocery stores, simply turn up the heat it will naturally sanitize all surfaces. Then focus can be put on outdoor surfaces in colder climates.
This is more effective than spraying or disinfecting as some schools and places have begun doing.
If you increase the ambient temperature OR decrease humidity you have exponential effects on community spread in said area.
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/av/2011/734690/
The main route of transmission of SARS CoV infection is presumed to be respiratory droplets. However the virus is also detectable in other body fluids and excreta. The stability of the virus at different temperatures and relative humidity on smooth surfaces were studied. The dried virus on smooth surfaces retained its viability for over 5 days at temperatures of 22–25°C and relative humidity of 40–50%, that is, typical air-conditioned environments. However, virus viability was rapidly lost (>3 log10) at higher temperatures and higher relative humidity (e.g., 38°C, and relative humidity of >95%). The better stability of SARS coronavirus at low temperature and low humidity environment may facilitate its transmission in community in subtropical area (such as Hong Kong) during the spring and in air-conditioned environments. It may also explain why some Asian countries in tropical area (such as Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand) with high temperature and high relative humidity environment did not have major community outbreaks of SARS.
Turn off the Air conditioning, turn up the heat.
This will make spread in public places, vehicles, grocery stores, food places, etc minimal.
The lipid layer of coronavirus is very sensitive to heat and dryness.
If schools, public places, grocery stores, simply turn up the heat it will naturally sanitize all surfaces. Then focus can be put on outdoor surfaces in colder climates.
This is more effective than spraying or disinfecting as some schools and places have begun doing.
If you increase the ambient temperature OR decrease humidity you have exponential effects on community spread in said area.
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/av/2011/734690/
The main route of transmission of SARS CoV infection is presumed to be respiratory droplets. However the virus is also detectable in other body fluids and excreta. The stability of the virus at different temperatures and relative humidity on smooth surfaces were studied. The dried virus on smooth surfaces retained its viability for over 5 days at temperatures of 22–25°C and relative humidity of 40–50%, that is, typical air-conditioned environments. However, virus viability was rapidly lost (>3 log10) at higher temperatures and higher relative humidity (e.g., 38°C, and relative humidity of >95%). The better stability of SARS coronavirus at low temperature and low humidity environment may facilitate its transmission in community in subtropical area (such as Hong Kong) during the spring and in air-conditioned environments. It may also explain why some Asian countries in tropical area (such as Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand) with high temperature and high relative humidity environment did not have major community outbreaks of SARS.
