Belgium reports 21,000 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record- New cases: 21,048- Positivity rate: 27.6% (+1.2)- In hospital: 5,924 (+370)- In ICU: 993 (+82)- New deaths: 132— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) October 29, 2020
Nope. Pretty much all infectious illnesses spread during cold months because people stay indoors more. Apparently heat kills some pathogens which might lower transmission during hot months but if cold were directly compromising your immune system, people in northern europe and alaska would be permanently sick lol
does it just spread more when its cold because the virus is harder to kill or because people spend more time inside in poorly ventilated areas?
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I thought it also had something to do with lowered immunity during cold.
Nope. Pretty much all infectious illnesses spread during cold months because people stay indoors more. Apparently heat kills some pathogens which might lower transmission during hot months but if cold were directly compromising your immune system, people in northern europe and alaska would be permanently sick lol
Well in my experience they are
Also drier air allows particulates to suspend in the air for a longer period of time
Sunlight has an effect on it too, but main reason is people staying inside, yep.