The role of weather conditions in COVID-19 transmission: A study of a global panel of 1236 regions.
J Clean Prod
; 292: 125987, 2021 Apr 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1033018
ABSTRACT
It is believed that weather conditions such as temperature and humidity have effects on COVID-19 transmission. However, these effects are not clear due to the limited observations and difficulties in separating impact of social distancing. COVID-19 data and social-economic features of 1236 regions in the world (1112 regions at the provincial level and 124 countries with the small land area) were collected. Large-scale satellite data was combined with these data with a regression analysis model to explore the effects of temperature and relative humidity on COVID-19 spreading, as well as the possible transmission risk by seasonal cycles. The result shows that temperature and relative humidity are negatively correlated with COVID-19 transmission throughout the world. Government intervention (e.g. lockdown policies) and lower population movement contributed to decrease the new daily case ratio. Weather conditions are not the decisive factor in COVID-19 transmission, in that government intervention as well as public awareness, could contribute to the mitigation of the spreading of the virus. So, it deserves a dynamic government policy to mitigate COVID-19 transmission in winter.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
J Clean Prod
Year:
2021
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Article
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J.jclepro.2021.125987
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