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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by teejet: 5:24pm On Mar 01, 2020
Which coincidence?

Climatic conditions of Africa is different from other

countries of the world.

Coronavirus can't survive here!

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by lomprico(m): 5:24pm On Mar 01, 2020
johnmartus:
God will punish you yao. So Africa is not connect Because There's no coronavirus case in Africa

When Africa was battling for Ebola then how many cases was recorded in both Europe,Latin America and middle east.

little or none because Africa is truly not connected.
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by johnmattew: 5:26pm On Mar 01, 2020
abdullkabar:

Are this facts confirmed!!!
yes..... coronavirus is inactive at 38 degrees and high humidity...it can't survive in northern Nigeria. the current heat wave is a blessing in disguise


Donald trump said it last week that the coronavirus will die out as spring season begins in march....mind u, spring temp isn't even close to tropical temperature.

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by lomprico(m): 5:27pm On Mar 01, 2020
hope they will not go and re-engineer it to survive hot climate so that it will start affecting us.

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by pressplay411(m): 5:27pm On Mar 01, 2020
vivalavida:


https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/virus-enigma-experts-ask-why-africa-seems-few-115150596.html

Good question though.
If the reverse was the case and it was affecting only Africans we would have been screaming Conspiracy theories.
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by Renforce: 5:27pm On Mar 01, 2020
LosC:
The Heat here is too much already

The virus regretted immediately it landed

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by Kolping: 5:27pm On Mar 01, 2020
The Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Viability of the SARS Coronavirus
K. H. Chan , J. S. Malik Peiris, S. Y. Lam, L. L. M. Poon, K. Y. Yuen, and W. H. Seto
Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Research Article | Open Access
Volume 2011 |Article ID 734690 | 7 pages | https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/734690
Received 25 Nov 2010, Revised 31 Jul 2011, Accepted 31 Jul 2011, Published 01 Oct 2011
http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/av/2011/734690.pdf

In this study, we showed that high temperature at high relative humidity has a synergistic effect on inactivation of SARS CoV viability while lower temperatures and low humidity support prolonged survival of virus on contaminated surfaces. The environmental conditions of countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand are thus not conducive to the prolonged survival of the virus. In countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong where there is a intensive use of air-conditioning, transmission largely occurred in well-air-conditioned environments such as hospitals or hotels. Further, a separate study has shown that during the epidemic, the risk of increased daily incidence of SARS was 18.18-fold higher in days with a lower air temperature than in days with a higher temperature in Hong Kong [24] and other regions [15–17]. Taken together, these observations may explain why some Asian countries in tropical area (with high temperature at high relative humidity) such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand did not have nosocomial outbreaks of SARS (Tables 1 and 2(a)–2(c)). It may also explain why Singapore, which is also in tropical area (Table 2(d)), had most of its SARS outbreaks in hospitals (air-conditioned environment).
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by ozoebuka1(m): 5:28pm On Mar 01, 2020
According to president Donald Trump, he said; A virus like corona don't last long on a hot temperature so, during the summer, there'd be a drastic relieve from the virus... Deductively, it's safe to say temperature plays a huge role.
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by SweetCunt97(f): 5:28pm On Mar 01, 2020
So they can push the virus this way huh undecided
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by seunny4lif(m): 5:28pm On Mar 01, 2020
Amen
Those people are useless angry
Africa is not connected my feet angry
johnmartus:
God will punish you yao. So Africa is not connect Because There's no coronavirus case in Africa

When Africa was battling for Ebola then how many cases was recorded in both Europe,Latin America and middle east.

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by africandollar: 5:30pm On Mar 01, 2020
Antoeni:
The Virus Can’t Stand the Heat and Corruption
But I heard Magu say that Corona virus is caused by corruption?! grin

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by Abfinest007(m): 5:31pm On Mar 01, 2020
enemies
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by TRUSTEDGUY: 5:31pm On Mar 01, 2020
johnmartus:
God will punish you yao. So Africa is not connect Because There's no coronavirus case in Africa

When Africa was battling for Ebola then how many cases was recorded in both Europe,Latin America and middle east.


The EVIL that the WHITES created will live with them

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by fabienjoe: 5:31pm On Mar 01, 2020
For now, vigilance is it...we shall understand it better by and by...
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by priscaoge(f): 5:31pm On Mar 01, 2020
Africa did not create the Virus!
Our Weather is harsh hence the Virus won’t survive for long here!
Our Skin is thick too tongue tongue tongue embarassed

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by abdullkabar(m): 5:32pm On Mar 01, 2020
johnmattew:
yes..... coronavirus is inactive at 38 degrees and high humidity...it can't survive in northern Nigeria. the current heat wave is a blessing in disguise


Donald trump said it last week that the coronavirus will die out as spring season begins in march....mind u, spring temp isn't even close to tropical temperature.
Its a theory that is not 100% proven true
Let's hope its true tho
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by johnmartus(m): 5:33pm On Mar 01, 2020
I hope you use your brain next time before you quote me.
ENIGMATIC2023:


Always read with your brain before you comment to avoid sounding foolish
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by tuborme: 5:34pm On Mar 01, 2020
Did other Coronaviruses like SARS and MERS get to Africa?
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by Jerrick(m): 5:35pm On Mar 01, 2020
Stevecyes:
Because we Africans expecially the black race of Africans are much immune to the virus.

beside, God wouldn't allow it to befall cos if it does, it will be catastrophic, reasons;
we don't have the might,
the manpower
or the sophistication of containing the endemic outbreak.

Beside again, God has seen we have a very fantastically useless central government that is daft, sick and very reactive rather than proactive in containing the deadly virus.

God will continue to protect us all Amen. cos this docile of a dullard government cant protect her citizens.
Useless man
REPTILE
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by nextstep(m): 5:36pm On Mar 01, 2020
Simple: hot weather and traffic.

1. relatively speaking, we have the lowest share of traffic, or reasons for anybody to visit. So fewer chances for a person carrying a virus to visit here.

2. flu viruses tend to spread in cold weather - e.g. you don't hear much about flu in summer.

Of course the thing might surprise all of us and decides it likes hot weather after all. sad

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by Nobody: 5:38pm On Mar 01, 2020
Ijaycool:
Na God.

My dear na God.

You think Coronavirus doesn't have sense? Na better country he dey choose. This strong weather and Buhari economics, the virus self go commit suicide


cheesy
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by Jabioro: 5:40pm On Mar 01, 2020
So you people are expected the virus to hit us hard..eni kure..

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by Penboy: 5:45pm On Mar 01, 2020
Corona cannot thrive in low income countries.

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by proclinician: 5:45pm On Mar 01, 2020
johnmartus:
God will punish you yao. So Africa is not connect Because There's no coronavirus case in Africa

When Africa was battling for Ebola then how many cases was recorded in both Europe,Latin America and middle east.

Good question brotherly. Your head de there.
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by proclinician: 5:47pm On Mar 01, 2020
priscaoge:
Africa did not create the Virus!
Our Weather is harsh hence the Virus won’t survive for long here!
Our Skin is thick too tongue tongue tongue embarassed
What business has a respiratory virus got with ur skin country woman?
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by mvem(m): 5:49pm On Mar 01, 2020
johnmattew:
because Africa is a tropical region...flu don't thrive In hot weather.... coronavirus will be rendered inactive at 38 degrees and high humidity.
I tend to agree with this
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by mvem(m): 5:50pm On Mar 01, 2020
nextstep:
Simple: nobody goes to Africa. I mean, relatively speaking, we have the lowest share of traffic, or reasons for anybody to visit.

Cold, hard, fact.
I doubt...the amount of Chinese visiting Africa countries like Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Senegal etc...and we have a lot of expatriate and Africans travelling to and fro from Asia and Europe to Africa...I doubt your point holds much water

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Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by Nobody: 5:50pm On Mar 01, 2020
OJay360:
... because Africa is not connected, that's why we only had the ebola virus case, so Yao is correct
USA suffered from Ebola too.
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by guychidile: 5:50pm On Mar 01, 2020
Africans are spare because we are in hot temperature above 27 degress.,the coronavirus cant survive in hot weather.,it will die on arrival.,it can't spread further., besides we eat a lot of peper, ginger and garlic.all these helps to kill it on arrival on African
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by liver123(m): 5:51pm On Mar 01, 2020
Disease no dey kill Africa
Re: Experts Ask Why Africa Seems To Have Few Coronavirus cases by mvem(m): 5:51pm On Mar 01, 2020
ozoebuka1:
According to president Donald Trump, he said; A virus like corona don't last long on a hot temperature so, during the summer, there'd be a drastic relieve from the virus... Deductively, it's safe to say temperature plays a huge role.
Actually since it is a flu virus which thrives more in a cooler temperate region, a tropical region with hot weather won't favor it..

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