Did unprecedented air pollution levels cause spike in Delhi's COVID cases during second wave?

Autor: Soma Sekhara Rao Kolluru, S. M. Shiva Nagendra, Aditya Kumar Patra, Sneha Gautam, V. Dheeraj Alshetty, Prashant Kumar
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment : research journal.
ISSN: 1436-3240
Popis: The onset of the second wave of COVID-19 devastated many countries worldwide. Compared with the first wave, the second wave was more aggressive regarding infections and deaths. Numerous studies were conducted on the association of air pollutants and meteorological parameters during the first wave of COVID-19. However, little is known about their associations during the severe second wave of COVID-19. The present study is based on the air quality in Delhi during the second wave. Pollutant concentrations decreased during the lockdown period compared to pre-lockdown period (PM
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