Mediation by human mobility of the association between temperature and COVID-19 transmission rate.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a major threat to global health. Relevant studies have shown that ambient temperature may influence the spread of novel coronavirus. However, the effect of ambient temperature on COVID-19 remains controversial. Human mobility is also closely related to the pandemic of COVID-19, which could be affected by temperature at the same time. The purpose of this study is to explore the underlying mechanism of the association of temperature with COVID-19 transmission rate by linking human mobility. The effective reproductive number, meteorological conditions and human mobility data in 47 countries are collected. Panel data models with fixed effects are used to analyze the association of ambient temperature with COVID-19 transmission rate, and the m

SUBMITTER: Shao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7832246 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature