SARS-CoV-2 infection: the environmental endurance of the virus can be influenced by the increase of temperature

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COVID-19 incidence and mortality in Lombardy, Italy: An ecological study on the role of air pollution, meteorological factors, demographic and socioeconomic variables

“…The effects of meteorological factors, particularly temperature and humidity, on COVID-19 spread have been widely investigated since the beginning of the pandemic. In fact, agents that cause respiratory tract infections usually have their maximum infection potential in cold seasons, and experimental studies have shown that increasing temperature and decreasing humidity decreases SARS-CoV-2 survival on surfaces ( Biryukov et al, 2020 ; Magurano et al, 2020 ). However, although the results of published studies on this issue are rather homogeneous, the overall evidence for a role of these factors on COVID-19 spread is still weak, due to the low quality of most studies ( Mecenas et al, 2020 ).…”

SARS-CoV-2 Survival on Surfaces and the Effect of UV-C Light

“…Several studies tested virus persistence on surfaces of common use such as plastic, glass, stainless steel, wood, paper, copper and cloth [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ]. According to these studies, SARS-CoV-2 stability seems to be influenced by the characteristics of the different materials but also by environmental conditions such as temperature, pH and humidity [ 8 , 11 , 12 , 13 ].…”

Association between climate and new daily diagnoses of COVID-19

“…First, temperate likely directly affects social distancing, since people are more inveigled to spend time outdoor, thus reducing the higher risk attributable to indoor viral transmission (17). Second, longer sunlight exposure and higher outdoor temperature have also been associated with greater extent of viral inactivation (18, 19). Finally, reliable evidence has been provided that virus-containing droplets could travel 3-fold slower in higher temperature environments (20), thus consistently mitigating their air propagation and infective potential.…”