Things to Know about and some Ways to Deal with Coronaviruses

Here are some simple, salient health titbits that you may find interesting and which may help you understand certain features of coronaviruses. I trust they will assist you better navigate through these hard times of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Note that these ideas and measures advocated do not constitute medical advice in any way, shape, or form and are therefore not substitute to your doctor's advice. They are highly academic, some speculative even if dipped in empirical science. (Disclaimer).
Stick to the social distancing and self-confinement restrictive measures as well as the hand washing and face masking recommendations prescribed by the competent authorities as they save lives.
Coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, find cold weather more conducive for their survival and infectivity. Infection usually occurs during cold weather when one neglects to keep themselves warm. Keep yourself warm all the time. The room temperature should preferably be close to 23 degrees centigrade. Exercises, for at least 30 minutes, that help you break a sweat, are preventive (prophylactic) and therapeutic.
High fever (body temperature of 36.5 or preferably above 37 degrees centigrade) is known to attenuate (weaken) or kill coronaviruses. The dead or attenuated virus can afford a better immunity. The earlier the high fever occurs, before, or soon after an infection, the better. If it occurs when the destruction (pneumonitis, organ failure) has already occurred, it is not only useless but potentially dangerous.
High humidity also favors the survival of coronaviruses.
Herbal medicines such as garlic, onions, ginger, pepper usually increase the basic metabolic rate (BMR), raise your body temperature and can kill the virus responsible for COVID-19.
Pregnant women, children and military personel, the last two due to a higher physical activity, usually have a higher BMR and have been found to be asymptomatic of COVID-19. On the other hand, the elderly and people with chronic infections have a low metabolic rate and have been shown to be more susceptible to COVID-19.
Places with hot temperatures, such as Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, have lower transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2. For the most part, imported infections fizzle out with time, not before it has had its toll on some elderly, chronically sick and sedentary victims. A continuous influx of new visitors or returnees from the temperate regions to the tropics is largely responsible for new infections' rates in the hot climate areas.
1./ https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/29/coronavirus-may-be-killed-higher-body-temperature
2./ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/coronaviruses-how-long-can-they-survive-on-surfaces
Dr. Oliver Verbe Birnso, MD.

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