Effect of association of temperature and pollutant levels on COVID-19 spread over Jaipur

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Doi: 10.1007/s42535-022-00500-5
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Keywords: Temperature, Respiratory diseases, COVID-19, Seasonal variations


Abstract


The association of temperature and air pollutants is a very prominent factor which significantly affects human health and may cause diseases such as respiratory illness, cardiovascular mortality in spreading of different pathogenic diseases. The pandemic due to covid-19 infection may be affected by temperature and concentration of pollutants. Jaipur is one of the most polluted cities in Rajasthan of India as per World Health Organization, 2016; also, Jaipur city has a hot semi-arid climate with extremely hot summers. This fact tempered us to examine the impact of the association of temperature and pollutants on corona-virus infection in humans over Jaipur. Analysis was conducted by correlating air pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO) on seasonal variations because the temperature is one of the major factors in changing seasons. Association between the number of Covid cases and temperature in Jaipur was observed during December 2019 to December 2020. Seasonal analysis indicated that the intensity of Covid-19 infection varied according to increase or decrease in temperature.



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Author Information


Chaitanya P.
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

Upadhyay Era
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
era.upadhyay@gmail.com

Kulkarni Akshay
Centre for Ocean Atmospheric Science and Technology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India


Raju P. V. S.
Centre for Ocean Atmospheric Science and Technology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India