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Coronavirus unlikely to significantly subside with warmer weather (The Hill)

Warmer weather is unlikely to significantly impede the spread of the novel coronavirus, a National Academies of Sciences (NAS) panel told the White House on Tuesday.

About a dozen members of the Academies’ Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats published the report, addressed to Kelvin Droegemeier, head of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Their report found that while studies of how temperature and humidity affect the virus’s transmissibility are not yet clear, previous research suggesting a connection were flawed…

To read the entire article from The Hill, click https://thehill.com/homesnews/news/491809-top-science-panel-coronavirus-unlikely-to-subside-with-warmer-weather