Mechanistic theory predicts the effects of temperature and humidity on inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 and other enveloped viruses
D. H. Morris, K. C. H. Yinda, A. Gamble, F. W. Rossine, Q. Huang, T. Bushmaker, R. J. Fischer, M. J. Matson, N. van Doremalen, P. J. Vikesland, L. C. Marr, V. Munster, J. O. Lloyd-Smith
The paper develops a mechanistic model to predict how temperature and humidity affect the inactivation rate of SARS-CoV-2 and other enveloped viruses.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2020Microbiology