Bhubaneswar: While Cyclone Yaas is likely to make landfall on the Odisha-West Bengal coast around May 26 morning, Odisha is expected to receive rainfall due to the impact.
Hence, Capital Hospital Director, Laxmidhar Sahoo, has asked the populace of the state not to get wet & stay aware, and wear masks at home as it reduces 95% chances of infection.
Reportedly, exposure to showers may cause cold & increase the risk of Covid-19 infection, Sahoo said.
These weather conditions hold significance amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Experts so far remain inconclusive about the direct impact of temperature on the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
If the virus thrives in cooler temperatures, the districts that received large excess rain provide decent conditions for the virus to spread.
Transmission of COVID is complex especially with the new variants but experts exclude the impact of weather and seasonality.
