An Analysis of Correlation between Temperature and Infection in Covid-2019 Transmission

Abstract

The COVID-19 epidemic is causing an international health emergency attention and imposing financial damage to economies to lock down the countries in strict quarantine measures. Further the relationship between temperature and humidity with COVID-19 affected cities around the world justifies exceptional consideration. Geographical location 30-50 °N’ of equator having an average temperatures between 5-11 °C, and absolute humidity (4-7 g/m3 ) had higher capacity of transmission of respiratory viruses due to environmental factors in which pathogen and host meet. The strategies to fight coronavirus must pay consideration to the environmental factors such as weather and climate, humidity, temperature, and airflow on the transmission of human respiratory viruses to identify further scientific knowledge to fill the gaps. Further the outbreak has some positive and negative impact on earth’s environment, which includes reduced CO2 level, and better air quality, while matter of concern for authorities is how to dispose-off infected waste tissue and old face masks.