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WMO cautions against seasonal easing on virus

The U.N. weather agency advised governments against relaxing COVID-19 restrictions based on assumptions the coronavirus will decline with warm weather.

Patchwork farmland in Saxony, Germany
Patchwork farmland in Saxony, Germany (AN/Tobias Tullius)

GENEVA (AN) — The U.N. weather agency advised governments against relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday based on false assumptions that the coronavirus will decline with the spread of warm weather in the Northern Hemisphere.

The World Meteorological Organization's first report on how weather and air quality affect the pandemic downplayed those factors in curbing the spread of the virus. Instead, its task force emphasized the importance of face mask mandates, travel restrictions, social distancing and other socially imposed measures.

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