SARS-COV-2 INFECTION AND VIRULENCE: COMPARISON BETWEEN UNITED KINGDOM AND GERMANY, AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

• Main Author: Tung, H.Y. Lim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2020
• Subjects: SARS-COV-2; IP 10000; DP 10000; Infection; Virulence; United Kingdom; Germany; Finland; France; Temperature; Humidity; Far Infrared Radiation; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3972628

On May 5, 2020, the United Kingdom became the country in Europe with the highest number of deaths due to SARS-COV-2 infections. The United Kingdom also had higher IP 10000 or Number of Individuals infected with SARS-COV-2 Per 10000 Population and DP 10000 or Number of Deaths Per 10000 Individuals Infected with SARS-COV-2 than Germany and Group B Countries, including Finland, Russia, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Germany. It was previously shown that there was no correlation between Infectivity and Virulence but there were reverse correlations of Infectivity and Virulence, and Temperature, Humidity and Far Infrared Radiation. The inability of the United Kingdom to mount an effective response strategy to combat SARS-COV-2 infections and prevent deaths due COVID-19 can be partly explained by environmental factors and also by a systematic faulty response strategy of both the political and scientific leaderships of the United Kingdom. Rectification of the United Kingdom's response strategy to SARS-COV-2 infections is urged. As demonstrated in Germany and Group B countries, infections within a population do not correlate with virulence and deaths can be avoided with an effective response strategy. There is currently a protocol that can be implemented in a relatively short time.