Sunlight, Humidity Damages Novel Coronavirus, Says the White House
Nikhila Natrajan | IANS24 April 2020TWC India~ In a room at 70-75ºF (21-23ºC) temperature with 20 percent humidity, the half life of the virus is about an hour, according to Bryan. "But you get outside and it cuts down to a minute and a half, very significant difference when it when it gets hit with UV rays," he said.
According to the same research, the virus' half life on surfaces reduces dramatically with a combination increase of temperature and humidity. When the temperate is kept constant at 70-75ºF (21-23ºC) and only the humidity is cranked up from 20 percent to 80 percent, the virus' half life is shown to crash from 18 hours to 6 hours. If the temperature is increased to 95ºF (35ºC), the half life sinks to barely 60 minutes.
Bryan said this testing was done at DHS' advanced bio containment lab in Maryland, just outside the national capital. Pointing to charts with data from experiments on the coronavirus, Bryan said the virus' half life plunges "drastically" with exposure to higher temperatures and even minimal exposure to humidity.~
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All this information was shared during a white house press conference. But the only takeaway the press reported that day was that Trump recommended drinking bleach. Remember that day? This was crucial information on the spread of the virus from discharges from the nose and mouth. And the press completely ignored it.
Keep in mind though that although your typical Phoenix summer temp is 110+. But 99.9999% of the people remain indoors where it is much cooler (and even more dry). The point is that if you stay indoors sharing the airspace with infected people, you are much more likely to contract the virus than if you hang out at a sunny beach with the same people.
