What Should I do?

Coronavirus dieases 2019 (Covid-19) came without being invited, the virus spread throughout the world and the number doubled. The government has done many things to prevent transmission of this virus. Medical staff have struggled to help patients infected with the virus to recover. Experts conduct research to find vaccines. Experts also check where and how this virus survives and spreads quickly. There is a lot of news about Covid-19, this makes us confused, we must believe it or not with the news. There are two news about where Covid-19 survives, namely Covid-19 survives in places or countries that have no hot weather and this virus also survives in the air.

  First, Covid-19 can survive in places that have no hot weather, a lot of people believe that. Even some people prefer sunbathing because they believe that sunbathing under the hot weather make the coronavirus in the body dies. According to William Bryan, a Science Expert from the US Department of Homeland Security, tell us that coronavirus does not last longer in hot and humid weather than in cold and dry weather. He stated this in a press statement on (04/23/2020) in the White House, United States. (Source : www.cnbcindonesia.com). In addition, the results of a study published by Jose-Luis Sagripanti and Dave Lytle through Photochemistry and Photobiology on June 5 stated that midday sunlight can kill 90% of corona viruses that live on the surface in just 30 minutes. (Source : www.cnbcindonesia.com). Furthermore, based on the results of BMKG research and experts, countries with high latitude will be more susceptible to corona virus exposure than tropical countries like Indonesia, in other words the corona virus is afraid of heat. (05/04/2020 Source : www.harapanrakyat.com).

And the last, coronavirus dieases 2019 can survive in the air. We get the message on whatsapp that this virus can survive in the air for several hours and many people believe that. The researchers found traces of the corona virus can survive in the air in poorly ventilated public spaces. Ke Lan's lead at Wuhan University, China analyzed air samples from various sections in two hospitals in Wuhan. No viruses were detected in public areas except in two places, namely, a very poorly ventilated patient ward and a poorly ventilated patient toilet. This happens because patients infected with this virus are in that place. (04/29/2020 Source : www.cnnindonesia.com). Also, the research team from the National Institute of Health (NIH), United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UCLA and Princeton University said in the New England Journal of Medicine that the Covid-19 is in aerosols (for example smoke and fog ) for 3 hours. Dr. Neetlje van Dormalen (NIH researcher and study leader) said "The results of the study show that a person can be infected with this virus through the air and after touching a contaminated object."Based on these findings, WHO is considering airborne precautions for medical personnel. (03/23/2020 Source : www.klikdokter.com).        

No matters this city or this country have hot weather or no, and we know that sunbathing  have benefits but it can not kill the coronavirus. According to World Health Organization (WHO) tell us on (06/24/2020) anyone can be infected with this virus even though he lives in a country with hot weather. (Source : www.cnbcindonesia.com).For example, based on data from worldometers corona info (06/28/2020), Indonesia (a tropical country) has 54 thousand cases and Saudi Arabia (a hot climate country) has 182 thousand cases, also India (a country with a hot climate) ranked 4th in the world with 549 thousand cases. (Source : worldometers.info). Moreover WHO said sunlight could not prevent or cure someone infected with this virus. Basking in the sun or temperatures more than 25 degrees Celsius does not prevent this virus. You can be infected with this virus, no matter how hot the weather is. (06/26/2020 Source : www.cnbcindonesia.com). Besides that, according to the Indonesian Physicians Association, there is no scientific evidence that shows this virus does not survive hot weather, theories without evidence have been damaged. The proof is that Thailand, which has the same climate as Indonesia, had a case earlier than Indonesia. (Thursday (2/4/2020).Source : detik.com).

Some people think that the message is not necessarily true. According to WHO, droplets are too heavy to survive in the air so they will fall directly to the floor, this shows the corona virus is not transmitted through the air. (Source : kompas.com) According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains it is not known how long this virus has survived in the air and contagious. According to Kimberly Prather, a professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of California, San Diego, US said there was not enough evidence to suggest the corona virus can be transmitted via air. Dr. Ronald Collman, professor of medicine in the Division of Lung, Allergy and Critical Care at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, US says when someone who is positive Covid-19 coughs or sneezes, they spout a relatively large droplet, at least 5 micrometers in diameter, into the air. The droplet finally spreads to a two meter radius. But according to scientists the smaller the particle, the less likely the virus to survive. (06/02/2020 Source : republika.co.id). In addition, Drh. Moh. Indro Cahyono, a virologist, said in Indonesia Bicara on Friday (03/20/2020) that the virus needs media to survive in certain environments and weather and he believes that the corona virus cannot survive for hours in the air without intermediary media. Viral media is a droplet and can spread a radius of 1 to 1.5 meters. (Source : hype.grid.id)

In conclusion, we must carefully trust some news about Covid-19. We can be pro to the news and can also contra with the news. We cannot trust the news completely but we also cannot believe the news. What should you do? All of it depends on yourself and your beliefs.