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Very dry and very humid indoor environments are worse for COVID spread

06 Dec 2022 Margaret Harris
A CO2, humidity and temperature sensor sitting on a table. The CO2 reading is 574ppm, the humidity is 24% and the temperature is 27.2 degrees C
Combination of factors: Maintaining a moderate relative humidity indoors can help reduce the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, especially when combined with good ventilation. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Girts-Ragelis)
The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads most easily when the indoor relative humidity falls outside a

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