Maurice de Hond: "Major influence of humidity on spread of Coronavirus."
Dennis Wessels
Social geographer and pollster Maurice de Hond explained today on RTL Business Class the effect of humidity on the spread of the Coronavirus. De Hond indicated that the relationship between the influenza virus and specific humidity has been conclusively demonstrated and that this correlation also applies to the COVID-19 virus.
In the literature, he comes across two possible reasons why this is so:
The droplets that leave an infected person when sneezing, coughing or coughing remain suspended in dry air (much) longer than when the air is humid, according to Dr. A. Evangelista.
The influenza virus (like COVID-19) has what is known as a lipid envelope. Scientists reason that it is conceivable that this membrane could be damaged by lots of water in the air, rendering the virus harmless.
This applies both outdoors and indoors.
Watch the excerpt from the RTL Business Class broadcast in which de Hond explains his analysis to Harry Mens here:
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