Tuesday 28 July, 2020 (Geneva) – The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and international science partners are hosting a virtual global symposium from 4 to 6 August to review the relationship between weather, climate and environmental factors and the spread of COVID-19.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally, within a wide range of climates and seasonal and environmental settings.
Environmental conditions are not the principle drivers of the first wave of the pandemic. Nonetheless, questions remain as to whether factors such as temperature, humidity, air quality and ultra-violet light influence the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease (COVID-19) that it causes.
