TY - JOUR TI - A possible way for preventing the novel coronavirus AU - Liu Yan-Ping AU - Yan Ru-Yu AU - Zhang Xiao-Hong AU - Cai Ming-Jie AU - Li Shi-Jie JN - Thermal Science PY - 2022 VL - 26 IS - 3 SP - 2677 EP - 2681 PT - Article AB - All living cells are affected deadly by their environmental temperature, a relatively higher temperature results in a higher metabolic rate, but when it reaches a threshold, its death acceleration occurs. The same principle is also valid for the Covid-19 virus. This paper suggests a sample way to its prevention by a hot cup of water under the noise. The vapor with a high temperature can make the virus greatly inactive. An optimal height from a boiling water surface is recommended.