Rospotrebnadzor assessed the possibility of reducing the circulation of COVID in the heat

There is not yet enough data to assess the effect of heat on the reduction in the intensity of the circulation of CORONAVIRUS infection, but there is a possibility that there is a relationship between these factors. This was reported to TASS by Natalia Pshenichnaya, Deputy DIRECTOR for Clinical and Analytical Work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor.

According to her, there is a possibility that the heat really reduces the circulation of covid-19 , however, subject to the obligatory observance of anti-epidemic measures.

However, it will be possible to assess the impact of hot weather on the intensity of the spread of the disease a little later, since the heat has been established in many Russian regions recently.

In June last year, the HEAD of the Ministry of HEALTH, Mikhail Murashko, said that hot weather does not lead to a decrease in coronavirus activity. He noted that Russian experts came to this conclusion while communicating with foreign colleagues, including those from countries “where the temperature has long been at high levels.”

At the same time, during this period, acute respiratory diseases that we face in the spring and autumn fade into the background, the minister noted. These diseases can also worsen the course of COVID-19, he added.

In May 2020, Rospotrebnadzor noted that at a temperature of +30 degrees and above, the coronavirus “almost completely loses its infectious activity”, and at a temperature of +70 degrees it is completely deactivated.