excanny:


Coronaviruses have existed millions of years before your Jesus ever was born.

They are equally millions of them, so far only less than 5 or so have wrecked havoc on human populace.

Stop talking nonsense.

And Jesus is long dead and can't come back again.

Free yourself from rubbish and get educated.

WIZGUY69:
What if i say you should multiply that 210 by 1000? Yes that's the number of case in Nigeria right now.

beautyhd:
Is Russia hot now?

Seun:
Effect Of Temperature On COVID-19: An Unscientific Investigation

May your days be bright and hot. May your air-conditioners be off and your windows wide open (to get rid of aerosolized droplets).

mvem:
they all are temperate regions and are in their winter period...moreover the Northern part of Italy has more cases and that part is far colder than the southern part...heat actually reduce spread of virus as we all know it is made up of a protein molecule, and protein denatures with heat... What WHO cannot ascertain now is at what temperature this might happen and other dynamics involved...I think with time as more data come in, the world will have a greater understanding...why has the virus killed barely 200 in the whole of Africa when it has killed more than that number in Scotland alone...many factors are actually involved and I think environmental factors is also part of that

excanny:
Falacious hypothesis.

The UK has a lower temperature than Spain, France or Italy, why doesn't it have the highest number of active cases going by your theory?

greatme2good:
What of during rainy season? Coz we are about entering the season.

blowjohn:



Who be these ones?
When WHO said we shouldn't wear masks did u tell them how unscientific it was.
What do u mean by unscientific investigation?
Does investigation ultimately mean it's a confirmed theory?
Someone made from certain premises and make a logical chain of thought and ur here asking for source.

DabuIIIT:
Quite insightful.

Btw,can someone furnish me with the temperature of oshogbo? I want to know if it's cold or hot for mining activities

excanny:


The southern part of the UK is more colder than any part of Italy. Why is the UK having more lower cases than Spain, France and even Italy than are more hotter if the temperature theory is true?

Mind you, a hot Nigeria is having jumping figures day by day. When we hit hundreds of thousands infected, all these your cold weather theory will disappear.

excanny:


The southern part of the UK is more colder than any part of Italy. Why is the UK having more lower cases than Spain, France and even Italy than are more hotter if the temperature theory is true?

Mind you, a hot Nigeria is having jumping figures day by day. When we hit hundreds of thousands infected, all these your cold weather theory will disappear.

nickvanilla:
Good points Seun.

Most of these corona viruses thrive in cold climates.

Recently, someone wrote an article (which appeared on FP) that about half a million Nigerians died during the Spanish Flu Pandemic. That's a lie.

Check Wikipedia & other sources, in the whole of Africa, there were no more than 450,000 deaths.

History is going to repeat itself. Just watch and see.

Seun:
Effect Of Temperature On COVID-19: An Unscientific Investigation.

In the early days of the Coronavirus scourge, many Nigerians believed that we wouldn't be affected because of our hot weather. Now that we're testing people, we have seen a sharp increase in the number of confirmed cases, to about 210, which is still quite low for a country with 190 million residents. However many people suspect that the virus has penetrated our society far more deeply than the NCDC statistics suggest. We've noticed that people who travelled to colder countries recently or spend most of their time in air-conditioned spaces, or their direct contacts, are massively over-represented among the confirmed cases. Is this because they are the only ones being tested, or is heat a factor?

Here is the list of the 10 countries that have the highest number of active COVID-19 cases, and their forecasted temperatures for the day:
* USA has 257,790 active cases. The temperature forecast for New York is 8°C - 15°C.
* Italy has 85,388 active cases. The temperature forecast for Rome is 7°C - 25°C.
* Spain has 77,488 active cases. The temperature forecast for Madrid is 6°C - 19°C
* Germany has 65,309 active cases. The temperature forecast for Berlin is 1°C - 12°C
* France has 61,650 active cases. The temperature forecast for Paris is 6°C - 17°C
* UK has 34,428 active cases. The temperature forecast for London is 4°C - 16°C
* Iran has 31,954 active cases. The temperature forecast for Tehran is 8°C - 19°C
* Turkey has 20,012 active cases. The temperature forecast for Istanbul is 8°C - 11°C
* Switzerland has 14,169 active cases. The temperature forecast for Geneva is 3°C - 17°C
* Netherlands has 13,986 active cases. The temperature forecast for Amsterdam is 4°C - 14°C

On average, the top ten countries with Coronavirus have a temperature forecast of 5.5 - 16.5°C. The temperature forecast for Lagos is 26°C - 34°C, and for Abuja, it's 24°C - 36°C. This is a massive, massive difference! The maximum temperature of nine of the countries above is lower than the minimum temperature of Lagos. The maximum temperature of 7 of those countries is lower than the minimum thermostat setting of most Nigerian air-conditioners (18°C).

The countries mentioned above are in Africa, Asia or Europe. What about Africa? Here's our top 5:
* South Africa has 1,401 active cases. The temperature forecast for Johannesburg is 9°C - 15°C.
* Algeria has 1,004 active cases. The temperature forecast for Algiers is 9°C - 17°C.
* Egypt has 703 active cases. The temperature forecast for Cairo is 24°C - 34°C.¹
* Tunisia has 472 active cases. The temperature forecast for Tunis is 8°C - 17°C.
* Burkina Faso has 236 active cases. The temperature forecast for Ouagadougou is 28°C - 43°C. ^1
1 The Egypt data is misleading because the their average temperature last month was 11.6°C to 26°C, but Burkina Faso is a legitimate outlier; the country is much hotter than Nigeria.

The above data, in spite of the outlier, is enough to convince me that the Coronavirus likes cold weather and probably spreads faster in cold places, such as air-conditioned cars, offices, and homes. This, apart from the lack of testing, may explain why we are yet to see any significant evidence of transmission outside the circles of travellers and the rich and powerful in Nigeria. It is consistent with what we know about other respiratory illnesses, and why countries like the US expect the disease to slow down in their summer season (starting from June).

When I see videos of Lagos officials spraying open areas e.g. roads & sidewalks in Lagos, I have to laugh, because I strongly suspect that, if they actually bothered to test for the presence of the virus on those surfaces, they'd find nothing at all because the sun already sterilized them.

Knowing that the virus hates our hot temperature gives me hope. If a cold country like South Korea (0°C -13°C forecast for today) could beat the virus without destroying their economy by imposing a total lockdown, a constantly hot country like Nigeria could do much better if we used the same tactics. We need to start testing people who have had close contact with confirmed cases before they show symptoms. We also need to enforce universal wearing of face-masks and social distancing everywhere, which in itself may even be sufficient to end the virus.

May your days be bright and hot. May your air-conditioners be off and your windows wide open (to get rid of aerosolized droplets). Cheers.

PS: I always make a lot of mistakes when I post long articles, so if you spot any errors, omissions, or false statements, please correct me.

Seun:
Effect Of Temperature On COVID-19: An Unscientific Investigation.

In the early days of the Coronavirus scourge, many Nigerians believed that we wouldn't be affected because of our hot weather. Now that we're testing people, we have seen a sharp increase in the number of confirmed cases, to about 210, which is still quite low for a country with 190 million residents. However many people suspect that the virus has penetrated our society far more deeply than the NCDC statistics suggest. We've noticed that people who travelled to colder countries recently or spend most of their time in air-conditioned spaces, or their direct contacts, are massively over-represented among the confirmed cases. Is this because they are the only ones being tested, or is heat a factor?

Here is the list of the 10 countries that have the highest number of active COVID-19 cases, and their forecasted temperatures for the day:
* USA has 257,790 active cases. The temperature forecast for New York is 8°C - 15°C.
* Italy has 85,388 active cases. The temperature forecast for Rome is 7°C - 25°C.
* Spain has 77,488 active cases. The temperature forecast for Madrid is 6°C - 19°C
* Germany has 65,309 active cases. The temperature forecast for Berlin is 1°C - 12°C
* France has 61,650 active cases. The temperature forecast for Paris is 6°C - 17°C
* UK has 34,428 active cases. The temperature forecast for London is 4°C - 16°C
* Iran has 31,954 active cases. The temperature forecast for Tehran is 8°C - 19°C
* Turkey has 20,012 active cases. The temperature forecast for Istanbul is 8°C - 11°C
* Switzerland has 14,169 active cases. The temperature forecast for Geneva is 3°C - 17°C
* Netherlands has 13,986 active cases. The temperature forecast for Amsterdam is 4°C - 14°C

On average, the top ten countries with Coronavirus have a temperature forecast of 5.5 - 16.5°C. The temperature forecast for Lagos is 26°C - 34°C, and for Abuja, it's 24°C - 36°C. This is a massive, massive difference! The maximum temperature of nine of the countries above is lower than the minimum temperature of Lagos. The maximum temperature of 7 of those countries is lower than the minimum thermostat setting of most Nigerian air-conditioners (18°C).

The countries mentioned above are in Africa, Asia or Europe. What about Africa? Here's our top 5:
* South Africa has 1,401 active cases. The temperature forecast for Johannesburg is 9°C - 15°C.
* Algeria has 1,004 active cases. The temperature forecast for Algiers is 9°C - 17°C.
* Egypt has 703 active cases. The temperature forecast for Cairo is 24°C - 34°C.¹
* Tunisia has 472 active cases. The temperature forecast for Tunis is 8°C - 17°C.
* Burkina Faso has 236 active cases. The temperature forecast for Ouagadougou is 28°C - 43°C. ^1
1 The Egypt data is misleading because the their average temperature last month was 11.6°C to 26°C, but Burkina Faso is a legitimate outlier; the country is much hotter than Nigeria.

The above data, in spite of the outlier, is enough to convince me that the Coronavirus likes cold weather and probably spreads faster in cold places, such as air-conditioned cars, offices, and homes. This, apart from the lack of testing, may explain why we are yet to see any significant evidence of transmission outside the circles of travellers and the rich and powerful in Nigeria. It is consistent with what we know about other respiratory illnesses, and why countries like the US expect the disease to slow down in their summer season (starting from June).

When I see videos of Lagos officials spraying open areas e.g. roads & sidewalks in Lagos, I have to laugh, because I strongly suspect that, if they actually bothered to test for the presence of the virus on those surfaces, they'd find nothing at all because the sun already sterilized them.

Knowing that the virus hates our hot temperature gives me hope. If a cold country like South Korea (0°C -13°C forecast for today) could beat the virus without destroying their economy by imposing a total lockdown, a constantly hot country like Nigeria could do much better if we used the same tactics. We need to start testing people who have had close contact with confirmed cases before they show symptoms. We also need to enforce universal wearing of face-masks and social distancing everywhere, which in itself may even be sufficient to end the virus.

May your days be bright and hot. May your air-conditioners be off and your windows wide open (to get rid of aerosolized droplets). Cheers.

PS: I always make a lot of mistakes when I post long articles, so if you spot any errors, omissions, or false statements, please correct me.

searchng4love:

Is this why you relocated to Sokoto

excanny:


The southern part of the UK is more colder than any part of Italy. Why is the UK having more lower cases than Spain, France and even Italy than are more hotter if the temperature theory is true?

Mind you, a hot Nigeria is having jumping figures day by day. When we hit hundreds of thousands infected, all these your cold weather theories will disappear.

Erediauwa:
Is anyone forcing him to do so?


Don't be silly bro.

maklelemakukula:
USA has done over 1.5 million tests, comparing the rate of spread there with Nigeria that hasn't even done 3000 tests goes to show how flawed his assertions are.

atheistandproud:


I'm in Sokoto too. The heat na dead.

johnmattew:
first of all,UK and Russia had it late ,about a month after Italy had their first case...... secondly,UK has limited test kits ,this the lower than italy.. currently UK cases has risen to almost 50k within 2 weeks.NHS predicted that about a million Brits might have had cthe virus without knowing cos of lack of test kits


lastly, the Nigerian airspace wash shot down about 14 days ago,which is when the virus surface fully,yet Nigerian hospitals and pharmacies aren't littered with people having breathing problems or flu


lastly,flu strive in cold weather,not hot weather..all Nigerians with the virus are rich people that jump from AC to AC environment.thats why people are asked not to use ac

kelvine:
Seun has really been active on the Covid 19 trend.
I hope the lockdown is not affecting your business.
Greetings bro.

chibjohn:


You can never be too sure. Viruses behave weirdly. They are in-between living and non living things. When they are attached to living cells, they start acting as a living thing but when attached to non-living surfaces they become inactive for a length of time depending on the virus before dieing off.

So, even professionals haven't fully understood this virus let alone me and you. Let's just follow their instructions and not all these unsubstantiated temperature analysis.