Weather, air pollution, and SARS-CoV-2 transmission: a global analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding how environmental factors affect SARS-CoV-2 transmission could inform global containment efforts. Despite high scientific and public interest and multiple research reports, there is currently no consensus on the association of environmental factors and SARS-CoV-2 transmission. To address this research gap, we aimed to assess the relative risk of transmission associated with weather conditions and ambient air pollution.

Methods

In this global analysis, we adjusted for the delay between infection and detection, estimated the daily reproduction number at 3739 global locations during the COVID-19 pandemic up until late April, 2020, and investigated its associations with daily local weather conditions (ie, temperature, humidity, precipitation, snowfall, m

SUBMITTER: Xu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8497024 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature