Role of pollution and weather indicators in the COVID-19 outbreak: A brief study on Delhi, India
Singh, K.; Agarwal, A.
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The present study examines the impact of environment pollution indicators and weather indicators on the COVID-19 outbreak in the capital city of India. In this study, we hypothesize that certain weather conditions with an atmosphere having high content of air pollutants, might impact the transmission of COVID-19, in addition to the direct human to human diffusion. The Kendall and Spearman rank correlation tests were chosen as an empirical methodology to conduct the statistical analysis. In this regard, we compiled a daily dataset of COVID-19 cases (Confirmed, Recovered, Deceased), Weather indicators (Temperature and relative humidity) and pollution indicators (PM 2.5, PM 10, NO2, CO, and SO2) in Delhi state of India. The effects of each parameter within three time frames of same day, 7 days ago, and 14 days ago are evaluated. This study reveal a significant correlation between the transmission of COVID-19 outbreaks and the atmospheric pollutants with a combination of specific climatic conditions. The findings of this research will help the policymakers to identify risky geographic areas and enforce timely preventive measures.
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