Short-Term Effects of Ambient Ozone, PM2.5, and Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths in Queens, New York DOI Open Access
Atin Adhikari, Jingjing Yin

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 17(11), P. 4047 - 4047

Published: June 5, 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, has been rapidly increasing in United States. Boroughs New York City, including Queens county, turn out to be epicenters this infection. According data provided State Department Health, most cases new COVID-19 infections City have found county where 42,023 people tested positive, and 3221 died as 20 April 2020. Person-to-person transmission travels were implicated initial spread outbreaks, but factors related late phase spreading outbreaks March are still uncertain. A few previous studies explored links between air pollution infections, more is needed understand effects short-term exposures pollutants meteorological on particularly U.S. epicenters. In study, we focused ozone PM2.5, two major which previously associated with respiratory viral infections. aim our regression modeling was explore associations among ozone, daily variables (wind speed, temperature, relative humidity, absolute cloud percentages, precipitation levels), confirmed deaths during results from these analyses showed that average maximum eight-hour concentration, percentages significantly positively COVID-19; none significant COVID-19. findings indicate other can influence initiation disease, aggravation mortality depend factors.

Language: Английский

Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy DOI Open Access
Mahesh Jayaweera, Hasini Perera,

Buddhika Gunawardana

et al.

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 188, P. 109819 - 109819

Published: June 13, 2020

Language: Английский

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1248

Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 infection: Evidence from China DOI Open Access
Yongjian Zhu, Jingui Xie,

Fengming Huang

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 727, P. 138704 - 138704

Published: April 15, 2020

Language: Английский

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1061

The COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on cities and major lessons for urban planning, design, and management DOI Open Access
Ayyoob Sharifi, Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 749, P. 142391 - 142391

Published: Sept. 18, 2020

Language: Английский

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1023

Factors determining the diffusion of COVID-19 and suggested strategy to prevent future accelerated viral infectivity similar to COVID DOI Open Access
Mario Coccia

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 729, P. 138474 - 138474

Published: April 20, 2020

Language: Английский

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657

Effects of temperature and humidity on the daily new cases and new deaths of COVID-19 in 166 countries DOI Creative Commons

Yu Wu,

Wenzhan Jing, Jue Liu

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 729, P. 139051 - 139051

Published: April 28, 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and greatest challenge facing world. Meteorological parameters are reportedly crucial factors affecting respiratory infectious epidemics; however, effect meteorological on COVID-19 remains controversial. This study investigated effects temperature relative humidity daily new cases deaths COVID-19, which has useful implications for policymakers public. Daily data conditions, were collected 166 countries (excluding China) as March 27, 2020. Log-linear generalized additive model was used to analyze with potential confounders controlled for, including wind speed, median age national population, Global Health Security Index, Human Development Index population density. Our findings revealed that both negatively related deaths. A 1 °C increase in associated a 3.08% (95% CI: 1.53%, 4.63%) reduction 1.19% 0.44%, 1.95%) deaths, whereas 1% 0.85% 0.51%, 1.19%) 0.51% 0.34%, 0.67%) results remained robust when different lag structures sensitivity analysis used. These provide preliminary evidence may be partially suppressed increases. However, active measures must taken control source infection, block transmission prevent further spread COVID-19.

Language: Английский

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644

Assessing the relationship between surface levels of PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter impact on COVID-19 in Milan, Italy DOI Creative Commons
Maria A. Zoran, Roxana Savastru, Dan Savastru

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 738, P. 139825 - 139825

Published: June 2, 2020

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly pathogenic, transmittable and invasive pneumococcal caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in December 2019 January 2020 Wuhan city, Hubei province, China fast spread later on the middle of February Northern part Italy Europe. This study investigates correlation between degree accelerated diffusion lethality COVID-19 surface air pollution Milan metropolitan area, Lombardy region, Italy. Daily average concentrations inhalable particulate matter (PM) two size fractions PM2.5, PM10 maxima ground level atmospheric pollutants together quality climate variables (daily temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, pressure field Planetary Boundary Layer-PBL height) collected during 1 January–30 April were analyzed. In spite being considered primarily transmitted indoor bioaerosols droplets infected surfaces, or direct human-to-human personal contacts, it seems that high levels urban pollution, weather specific conditions have significant impact increased rates confirmed Total number, New Deaths cases, possible attributed not only to but also outdoor airborne distribution. Our analysis demonstrates strong influence daily averaged concentrations, positively associated with temperature inversely related humidity cases outbreak Milan. Being pandemic (SARS-CoV-2) version, might be ongoing summer higher temperatures low levels. Presently clear if this protein "spike" new involved through attachment mechanisms aerosols infectious agent transmission from reservoir susceptible host some agglomerated areas like is.

Language: Английский

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464

Temperature significantly changes COVID-19 transmission in (sub)tropical cities of Brazil DOI Open Access
David Nadler Prata, Waldecy Rodrigues, Paulo Henrique de Souza Bermejo

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 729, P. 138862 - 138862

Published: April 25, 2020

Language: Английский

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444

Impact of weather on COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey DOI Open Access
Mehmet Şahin

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 728, P. 138810 - 138810

Published: April 20, 2020

Language: Английский

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403

How mobility habits influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Italian case study DOI Open Access
Armando Cartenì, Luigi Di Francesco,

Maria Carola Martino

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 741, P. 140489 - 140489

Published: June 24, 2020

Language: Английский

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328

Impact of population density on Covid-19 infected and mortality rate in India DOI Creative Commons
Arunava Bhadra, Arindam Mukherjee,

Kabita Sarkar

et al.

Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 623 - 629

Published: Oct. 14, 2020

The Covid-19 is a highly contagious disease which becomes serious global health concern. residents living in areas with high population density, such as big or metropolitan cities, have higher probability to come into close contact others and consequently any expected spread rapidly dense areas. However, recently, after analyzing cases the USA researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, London school economics, IZA—Institute Labour Economics conclude that not linked density. Here, we investigate influence density on related mortality context India. After detailed correlation regression analysis infection rates due district level, find moderate association between

Language: Английский

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327