AdvertisementWill Summer Slow The Spread Of COVID-19? Scientists Try To Figure It OutApril 09, 2020Jason BeaubienfacebookEmailThe coronavirus outbreak began during the cold of winter in Wuhan, China. Scientists are asking if heat and humidity in countries like Malaysia (right) — and in regions where summer is soon starting — could slow transmission. (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images; Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)