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Heat inside car parked in sunlight ‘can kill most of the virus’, says professor

By The Nation

 

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A new study by the University of Georgia in the US shows that the heat inside a parked car on a sunny day can kill 99.99 per cent of the novel coronavirus.

 

If a car is parked for 30 minutes in sunshine, the temperature inside the car can rise up to 45 degrees Celsius thanks to shortwave radiation of sunlight.

 

Travis Glenn, a professor of environmental health science at the university’s College of Public Health, said the virus can live on surfaces for up to three days, but does not last very long in heat.

 

“So, if it faces hot temperatures like 45 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes, 99.99 per cent of the virus will die,” he said. “It will take only five minutes to kill the virus in 65-degree Celsius heat.”

 

However, he said, more tests are required to confirm that the virus can be killed by heat.

 

“We still encourage people to wear face masks when shopping or running errands outside their homes,” he added. “You can also disinfect masks by leaving them inside the car, as long as it is parked somewhere warm.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388260

 

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The SARS Coronavirus is reportedly killed off at 56°C while other reports suggest that Coronaviruses can survive 60°C for more than an hour.

 

I suspect Ultraviolet light to have greater potential for killing the virus than the accumulated heat inside a vehicle.

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6 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

other factors involved obviously. Singapore much more densely populated, Thailand is a very outdoorsy country. What's your theory? it's the closure of the beaches?

so Bangkok is not densely populated?

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Heat will do it. Bedbugs also. They have been a problem for globe trotting pilots and there are guys who have a dedicated piece of <deleted> to drive to the airport.

They change in their garage and let luggage and clothes used on trips to roast in.

 

On a warm day in Thailand you car parked outside will be 60c in an hour.

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5 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

So does that mean if I am infected I have to sit in a hot car to get cured ?:shock1:

Nope. You get killed before killing virus. 

But catching Malaria will kill all the virus inside body. 

That's how syphilis was cured by accident. 

 

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"However, he said, more tests are required to confirm that the virus can be killed by heat." 

 

My goodness. The virus has been with us so long and they still don't know the most basic answers... 

Posted (edited)
6 hours ago, Stadtler said:

Are you suggesting Stadtler cut a baby in half for a half rack of ribs?

 

 

no but i do suggest you head to the local police station. turn yourself in. tell them you have committed the crime of being an utter bore.

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6 hours ago, Ian Nagle said:

Yet ANOTHER Coronavirus armchair social media expert.  You lot multiply faster than the virus itself.

What's your theory for the low cases? beach closures? WHO said test test test, well that didn't happen

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12 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

So does that mean if I am infected I have to sit in a hot car to get cured ?:shock1:

Cured like you cure a ham or bacon, etc?

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20 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

What's your theory for the low cases? beach closures? WHO said test test test, well that didn't happen

Actually it did, Australia just one country which quickly conducted test test test.

 

And considered successful to quickly identify positive folks and get them into treatment.

 

And at the same time quickly contact others who have recently been in contact with the positive folks and get them quickly tested and if positive into treatment.

 

End result - Australia today has a very low positive number, about 2,000 people, very low numbers in hospital. In ICU just 19 people. On ventilators just 4 people.

 

Australia's total deaths just 100. (Twenty came from one old age facility where clearly there were very serious, even criminal, issues about many aspects of care and health).

 

The health authorities also contribute low overall numbers to people being serious about isolating themselves, staying at home etc.  

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Heat in an enclosed car can kill small children, so a virus should be a snack. Don't think I need a professor to tell me that.

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10 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Actually it did, Australia just one country and is considered successful to quickly identify positive folks and get them into treatment and contact others who have recently been in contact with the positive folks and get them tested quickly etc. All quickly limiting / reducing the spread of the virus. 

but this was about Thailand which hasn't extensively tested but still has low case numbers

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2 hours ago, Soikhaonoiken said:

Where is Mr Trump when you need him, he will love this story... 

His not far away.

He was in Lotus, Makro and Big-C yesterday. :smile:

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