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cord-303299-p15irs4e	Dzien, Alexander	Will the COVID-19 pandemic slow down in the Northern hemisphere by the onset of summer? An epidemiological hypothesis	2020-06-23		.txt	text/plain	1263	70	51	The infection caused by the human corona virus COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2) resulted in a worldwide pandemic affecting several million people and causing severe disease and fatality mostly based on virus mediated lung failure [1, 2] . However, epidemics with respiratory virus such as not only influenza but also human corona viruses are prevalent in the Northern hemisphere over several months during the cold season and then disappear whereas influenza remains prevalent in tropical regions throughout the whole year [5] [6] [7] . The grey lines indicate seasons where no specific pandemic respiratory infections are recorded. If COVID-19 would behave similar to other respiratory viruses causing respiratory infections including human corona viruses which peak during winter time and early spring, there is hope that the COVID-19 pandemic can be slowed down by this seasonal trend [7, 9] . However, pandemics with new viruses such as the influenza H1N1v can circulate independent of typical respiratory viral seasons throughout the whole year [10] .	./cache/cord-303299-p15irs4e.txt	./txt/cord-303299-p15irs4e.txt