WASHINGTON - Certain environmental conditions like heat and humidity do not appear to significantly impact how COVID-19 transmits, according to a recent study by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.Researchers sought to determine if environmental conditions like humidity and sunlight impacted the way variants of the novel coronavirus spread but found that these conditions did not affect how the virus survives. "There is still a lot for scientists to learn about SARS-CoV-2, the variants that have emerged, and what contributes to their transmission in the community," Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) researcher Dr.