Explainer: Could warmer weather help contain the coronavirus?

A resident wearing makeshift protective face shield stands in a line to collect food and necessities purchased through group orders at an entrance to a residential compound in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

(Reuters) - The world is looking for signs that the arrival of warmer weather in the northern hemisphere could slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 190,000 people and sent the global economy into a tailspin as countries impose lockdowns and restrict travel.

Here's what we know about seasonal features of disease outbreaks.