Environment Development and Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
23(8), P. 12044 - 12055
Published: Jan. 6, 2021
Coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
is
an
infectious
caused
by
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus.
It
was
first
identified
in
December
Wuhan,
Hubei,
China,
and
has
resulted
ongoing
pandemic.
As
of
5
July
2020,
more
than
11.1
million
cases
have
been
reported
across
188
countries
territories,
resulting
528,000
deaths.
More
6.03
people
recovered.
The
entire
world
population
currently
faces
enormous
challenges
(i.e.,
social,
environmental,
health,
economic)
due
to
the
impact
COVID-19.
In
this
regard,
affected
are
now
trying
slow
down
virus's
transmission
through
social-distancing,
lockdowns,
increasing
number
tests
treatment
facilities.
There
four
lockdowns
(25
March
2020-31
May
2020),
two
unlock
periods
(1
June-31
2020)
India.
Aerosol
Optical
Depth
(AOD)
analyzed
using
MODIS
satellite
data
during
various
phases
over
With
implementation
lockdown
steps,
AOD
values
dropped
significantly
regions.
A
significant
reduction
North-Central
regions
(up
-50%)
compared
South
or
Northeast
these
lock/unlock
phases.
also
observed
that
there
a
considerable
buildup
pre-lockdown
period
year
2020
as
past
years.
Environmental Health Perspectives,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
129(7)
Published: July 1, 2021
Since
the
dawn
of
cities,
built
environment
has
both
affected
infectious
disease
transmission
and
evolved
in
response
to
diseases.
COVID-19
illustrates
dynamics.
The
pandemic
presented
an
opportunity
implement
health
promotion
prevention
strategies
numerous
elements
environment.This
commentary
aims
identify
features
that
affect
risk
as
well
with
implications
for
(and,
therefore,
long-term
public
health).Built
factors
include
crowding,
poverty,
racism
(as
they
manifest
housing
neighborhood
features),
poor
indoor
air
circulation,
ambient
pollution.
Potential
changes
building
design,
increased
teleworking,
reconfigured
streets,
changing
modes
travel,
provision
parks
greenspace,
population
shifts
out
urban
centers.
Although
it
is
too
early
predict
confidence
which
these
responses
may
persist,
identifying
monitoring
them
can
help
professionals,
architects,
planners,
decision
makers,
members
public,
optimize
healthy
environments
during
after
recovery
from
pandemic.
https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP8888.
