Moving indoors during the cold may not mean an increase in coronavirus – expert

Dr Julian Tang said ventilation would play an important role in the spread of Covid-19 and people needed to continue wearing masks

Professor Ben Neuman, chairman of biological sciences at Texas A and M University-Texarkana, and visiting associate professor at the University of Reading, said the winter could potentially have some benefits. File picture: Andrew Matthews/PA

The move indoors during colder months may not drive up Covid-19 numbers on its own, an expert has said.

Instead, a behavioural change with people from different households mixing and possibly not wearing masks could be a potential way for the virus to spread.