WHO: There is no indication that the new coronavirus is seasonal

“The time of year does not appear to affect the spread of the virus,” WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters during a virtual press conference.

He noted that some of the most affected countries currently have different seasons.

At a time when the United States, which has become the country most affected by the virus, recorded nearly 148,000. deaths and almost 4.3 million. In the cases, there is a summer, second in COVID-19 in Brazil, where 87,000 people have died from the virus. people, now is winter.

The WHO spokeswoman noted that “there appears to be a widespread belief that the virus is seasonal” and that COVID-19 will spread by the waves.

This is because people misjudge the pandemic through the “prism of the flu, because that is how the flu behaves.”

“We all need to understand that this is a new virus … and although it does damage the airways, and in the past, airway viruses have tended to spread through these different seasonal waves, it behaves differently.” Harris emphasized.

Instead of thinking that SARS-CoV-2 will behave like other better-known viruses, people should consider the already confirmed facts on how to stop the spread of COVID-19, according to the official.

According to her, in this case, keep a physical distance, wash your hands, wear masks in certain places, cover your mouth with a cough or sneeze, isolation in case of symptoms at home and the quarantine of infected people and in contact with them. help.

“But we are not doing it right now because people seem to be convinced that it is seasonal and it seems that … it is strongly believed that there are no problems in the summer,” said Harris.

“It just caught our eye then.” This virus loves any weather, and it especially likes to jump from one person to another, keeping them in close contact, “added the WHO spokeswoman.

“Let’s not give him that opportunity,” he urged.