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Co-variance nexus between COVID-19 mortality, humidity, and air quality index in Wuhan, China: New insights from partial and multiple wavelet coherence.
Fareed, Zeeshan; Iqbal, Najaf; Shahzad, Farrukh; Shah, Syed Ghulam Meran; Zulfiqar, Bushra; Shahzad, Khurram; Hashmi, Shujahat Haider; Shahzad, Umar.
  • Fareed Z; School of Business, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang China.
  • Iqbal N; College of Economics and Management, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, China.
  • Shahzad F; School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Shah SGM; School of Economics and Management, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Guangdong, China.
  • Zulfiqar B; School of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China.
  • Shahzad K; School of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China.
  • Hashmi SH; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
  • Shahzad U; School of Economics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei China.
Air Qual Atmos Health ; 13(6): 673-682, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-574686
ABSTRACT
The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 disease has caused immense damage to our health and economic and social life. This research article helps to determine the impact of climate on the lethality of this disease. Air quality index and average humidity are selected from the family of climate variables, to determine its impact on the daily new cases of COVID-19-related deaths in Wuhan, China. We have used wavelet analysis (wavelet transform coherence (WTC), partial (PWC), and multiple wavelet coherence (MWC), due to its advantages over traditional time series methods, to study the co-movement nexus between our selected data series. Findings suggest a notable coherence between air quality index, humidity, and mortality in Wuhan during a recent outbreak. Humidity is negatively related to the COVID-19-related deaths, and bad air quality leads to an increase in this mortality. These findings are important for policymakers to save precious human lives by better understanding the interaction of the environment with the COVID-19 disease.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: Air Qual Atmos Health Year: 2020 Document Type: Article