Differential health and economic impacts from the COVID-19 lockdown between the developed and developing countries: Perspective on air pollution.

ABSTRACT: It is enlightening to determine the discrepancies and potential reasons for the degree of impact from the COVID-19 control measures on air quality as well as the associated health and economic impacts. Analysis of air quality, socio-economic factors, and meteorological data from 447 cities in 46 countries indicated that the COVID-19 control measures had significant impacts on the PM_2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm) concentrations in 20 (reduced PM_2.5 concentrations of -7.4-29.1 μg m^-3) of the selected 46 countries. In these 20 countries, the robustly distinguished changes in the PM_2.5 concentrations caused by the control measures differed between the developed (95% confidence interval (CI): -2.7-5.5 μg m^-

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8601204 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature