Air Pollution and temperature are associated with increased COVID-19 incidence: a time series study
Author links open overlay panelHeLiaXiao-LongXubDa-WeiDaicZhen-YuHuangdZhuangMaeYan-JunGuanf
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.076
Abstract
Objectives
Although the COVID-19 is known to cause by human-to-human transmission, it remains largely unclear whether ambient air pollutants and meteorological parameters could promote its transmission.
Methods
A retrospective study is conducted to study whether air quality index (AQI), four ambient air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and CO) and five meteorological variables (daily temperature, highest temperature, lowest temperature, temperature difference and sunshine duration) could increase COVID-19 incidence in Wuhan and XiaoGan between Jan 26th to Feb 29th in 2020.