The mediating effect of air quality on the association between human mobility and COVID-19 infection in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have found that human mobility restrictions could not only prevent the spread of COVID-19, but also improve the air quality because of the reduction of industrial production, transportation and traffic. It is noteworthy that air quality is also closely related to the risk of COVID-19 infection. Therefore, we aimed to assess the mediating role of air quality on the association between human mobility and the infection caused by this novel coronavirus.

Methods

We collected daily confirmed cases, human mobility data, air quality data and meteorological variables in 120 cities from China between January 23, 2020 and February 29, 2020. We applied the generalized additive model to examine the association of human mobility index with COVID-19 confirmed ca

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7347332 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature