Five waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and green-blue spaces in urban and rural areas in Poland.

ABSTRACT: Several waves of COVID-19 caused by different SARS-CoV-2 variants have been recorded worldwide. During this period, many publications were released describing the influence of various factors, such as environmental, social and economic factors, on the spread of COVID-19. This paper presents the results of a detailed spatiotemporal analysis of the course of COVID-19 cases and deaths in five waves in Poland in relation to green‒blue spaces. The results, based on 380 counties, reveal that the negative correlation between the indicator of green‒blue space per inhabitant and the average daily number of COVID-19 cases and deaths was clearly visible during all waves. These relationships were described by a power equation (coefficient of determination ranging from 0.83 to 0.88) with a high level o

SUBMITTER: Suligowski R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617687 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature