Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 31, 2020

Possible Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a Public Bath Center in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, China.

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  • While previous studies have demonstrated that the transmission rate of a virus is significantly weakened in environments with high temperature and humidity, a study on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a public bath center in China found that transmissibility showed no signs of weakening in warm and humid conditions. 

Luo et al. (Mar 30, 2020). Possible Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a Public Bath Center in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, China. JAMA. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2763473