Air temperature influences early Covid-19 outbreak as indicated by worldwide mortality.

ABSTRACT: The Covid-19 outbreak has triggered a global crisis that is challenging governments, health systems and the scientific community worldwide. A central question in the Covid-19 pandemic is whether climatic factors have influenced its progression. To address this question, we used mortality rates during the first three weeks of recorded mortality in 144 countries, during the first wave of the pandemic. We examined the effect of climatic variables, along with the proportion of the population older than 64 years old, the number of beds in hospitals, and the timing and strength of the governmental travel measures to control the spread of the disease. Our first model focuses on air temperature as the central climatic factor and explains 67% of the variation in mortality rate, with 37% explained b

SUBMITTER: Quilodran CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8178938 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature