Association between ambient air pollutants and meteorological factors with SARS-CoV-2 transmission and mortality in India: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a serious public health concern worldwide. Certain regions of the globe were severely affected in terms of prevalence and mortality than other. Although the cause for this pattern is not clearly understood, lessons learned from previous epidemics and emerging evidences suggest the major role of ecological factors like ambient air pollutants (AAP) and meteorological parameters in increased COVID-19 incidence. The present study aimed to understand the impact of these factors on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and their associated mortality in major cities of India.

Methods

This study used secondary AAP, meteorological and COVID-19 data from official websites for the period January-November 2020, which were divided into

SUBMITTER: Aggarwal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8601781 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature