US President Donald Trump, who is already popular in India, has just won more fans – thanks to his announcement that hot and humid weather can help fight the virus.
When asked if it was dangerous to make people think they would be safe by going outside in the heat, the president said “I hope people enjoy the sun. And if it has an impact, that’s great. It’s just a suggestion from a brilliant lab by a very, very smart, perhaps brilliant man.”
“I’m here to present ideas, because we want ideas to get rid of this thing. And if heat is good, and if sunlight is good, that’s a great thing as far as I’m concerned,” the president said.
On Thursday, a US official said the deadly coronavirus weakens when exposed to direct sunlight, heat, and humidity, making way for hopes that the pandemic might come to an end in summer months.
William Bryan, acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, said at a White House briefing that the virus survives best indoors and in a dry environment.
Bryan based his statements on a research conducted by the US Army’s high biosecurity laboratory at Fort Detrick.