Anonymous Coward User ID: 78092574 United States 04/26/2020 02:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Coronavirus and the Sun: a Lesson from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic - you're welcome Put simply, medics found that severely ill flu patients nursed outdoors recovered better than those treated indoors. A combination of fresh air and sunlight seems to have prevented deaths among patients; and infections among medical staff.[1] There is scientific support for this. Research shows that outdoor air is a natural disinfectant. Fresh air can kill the flu virus and other harmful germs. Equally, sunlight is germicidal and there is now evidence it can kill the flu virus. [ link to medium.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78460733 United States 04/26/2020 02:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Coronavirus and the Sun: a Lesson from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic - you're welcome Well if you think about it people are coughing and breathing out active virus particles.
If their body hasn't created an antibody or those around them haven't then at least some of the virus particles end up right back in somebody that doesn't have antibody's.
Treating patients outdoors should 100% get virus loads of everybody down as the sunlight destroys the virus particles far quicker. |