‘Heat is not a deterrent for transmission’: Your COVID-19 queries answered

Are there differences between symptoms caused by the flu and COVID-19? Cough and cold could mean an allergy. A fever with cough and cold is a symptom of the flu. When you have fever with cough which is complicated by breathlessness, it is a symptom of Coronavirus infection and you must call your doctor to rule it out. Dr KK Aggarwal; President, Confederation of Medical Associations of Asia and Oceania and former president of Indian Medical Association Can a person exposed to Coronavirus transmit it to others if he/she uses a swimming pool? Highly unlikely. The Coronavirus is a droplet infection. It has to be inhaled to cause the disease. Chlorination of swimming pools to recommended levels can certainly inactivate any virus, including COVID-19. Dr Ravi Santosham; Pulmonologist Is it true that hot weather conditions can prevent COVID-19 transmission? Can sunlight kill the virus? It can probably inhibit the growth, viability or stability of the virus but to what extent we do not know. If the virus is already in my body and I sneeze, you will get it. There is no question of heat in such situations. We know that it survives in the human body at 37 degree… Read full this story

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