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Rising summer temperatures do not reduce the reproduction number of COVID-19

Ebrahim Sahafizadeh, Samaneh Sartoli

Journal of Travel Medicine · 2020 · 10 citations · 7 references

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Data analysis on the spread of COVID-19 in Bushehr, one of the warmest provinces of Iran, indicates that rising summer temperatures do not reduce the reproduction number and the spread of COVID-19.

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