There is one area in which experts hope the virus will still behave like influenza, however, by tapering off in spring. "We're all inside, the windows are closed, etcetera, so we typically call that the influenza or the flu season." Influenza thrives in cold and dry conditions , which is why winter is flu season for much of the northern hemisphere. "If there is seasonality, we would expect connected cases and cases of unknown origin to decrease as the temperature becomes warmer. Even as cases of the coronavirus have spiked alarmingly in many countries this week, there has also been a glimmer of good news.

Source: CNN March 12, 2020 22:41 UTC