novel coronavirus transmission during winters as it is a respiratory virus and the transmission of respiratory viruses is known to increase during the colder weather."These viruses are known to thrive better in the cold weather and low humidity conditions.
In view of these, it would not be wrong to assume that the winter season may see increased rates of transmission of the novel coronavirus in the Indian context too," Vardhan said in his fifth episode of Sunday Samvaad while interacting and responding to queries on social media.Along with voicing concern over the rise in Covid-19 spread due to change in weather, the health minister also urged citizens to adhere to the Covid appropriate behaviours of wearing masks/face covers, especially.