Coronavirus Cure: Does Summer Season Help In Killing COVID-19?

With the onset of summer, incisive research is underway as scientists delve deeper into how COVID-19 would react to warmer temperatures.

For instance, given how flu epidemics are usually snuffed out during the summer, would there be any difference in the growth and spread of the coronavirus? Voicing his observations, as per a study of the common coronaviruses published at University College London; lead author, Rob Aldridge, said to a media outlet, “We could see continued but lower levels of coronavirus transmission in summer but this may reverse in the winter if there is still a largely susceptible population at that point.” He added, “And given this is a novel virus, we don’t know if a seasonal pattern will hold over the summer gave high levels of susceptibility in the population. For this reason, it is crucial that we all act now to follow current health advice.”

The observations resonate with the perspectives of several other medical experts, who have opined that the COVID-19 is a new infectious agent—demanding newer ways to deal with, and spruced up ways to improve one’s immunity—thus, the chances of witnessing a downward slope in terms of its growth due to the rising temperatures are very unlikely.

On the other hand, scientists don't refute the possibility of a decrease altogether. But, irrespective of the effect that comes with the change in climate, exercising hygiene and social distancing is vital. Simply put, the marginal effects in the weather cannot be a substitute for self-isolation.

What needs to be noted is that the effects of summer isn’t restricted to just the virus. The immune system of the human body undergoes a degree of change too. While it is yet to be known as to what the impact of seasonal change brings forth, especially on the cell rhythms;

Micaela Martinez of Columbia University, the expert who helmed the study, maintained, as per the report, “Knowing the vulnerabilities of our body to diseases and viruses across the year could inform the timing of vaccination campaigns that will help us eradicate infections.”

Several nations continue to grapple under the global pandemic, with over 1, 274,346 cases recorded to date.