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Re:Mass hysteria is making coronavirus worse than it is by wmil on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @05:02PM (#22479131)
I haven't heard about heat before, but generally for the flu high (50%) humidity is very helpful.
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Re:Mass hysteria is making coronavirus worse than it is by ygggvg on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @06:08PM (#22479610)
It's low humidit. You can read why on Wikipedia
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Re:Mass hysteria is making coronavirus worse than it is by kspacewalk2 on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @09:11PM (#22480638)
Incorrect. High humidity is thought to somewhat reduce flu transmission [0]

[0] https://www.google.com/search?q=flu+humidity

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Re:Mass hysteria is making coronavirus worse than it is by ygggvg on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @01:16AM (#22481591)
Although a single sneeze releases up to 40,000 droplets,[96] most of these droplets are quite large and will quickly settle out of the air.[94] How long influenza survives in airborne droplets seems to be influenced by the levels of humidity and UV radiation, with low humidity and a lack of sunlight in winter aiding its survival;[94] ideal conditions can allow it to live for an hour in the atmosphere.[97]
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