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Why Covid-19 virus spreads more in cold seasons

Syringe and coronaviruses with copy space. [Getty Images]

The long rainy season is here, with May being the wettest month. It overlaps with the cold season normally experienced between April and July with June being the coldest.

For many Kenyans, cold weather is not our thing, and that is partially why we spend more time huddled indoors. The cold temperature and long periods spent in closed premises naturally makes it easier for common cold, flu and Covid-19 to spread — especially the highly transmissible variant, Omicron.

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