Covid-19 may be sensitive to heat but let's not bet on it, say studies

Covid-19 may have a temperature sweet spot at which it spreads fastest but it may not react to heat the same way other pathogens do

Coronavirus’ (Covid-19) sensitivity to temperature has many people looking at summers with high hopes as the outbreak continues to rage on. Recent studies, however, are not as optimistic.

Research by a team from south China’s Sun Yat-sen University, sought to determine how the spread of the virus might be affected by changes in season and temperature, according to a report in The South China Morning Post.

“Temperature could significantly change Covid-19 transmission,” it said. “And there might be a best temperature for viral transmission.”

This temperature ‘sweet spot’ -- an optimum level at which the outbreak spreads faster – has given