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Particulate Matter Pollution And Its Effect On Covid-19, Aída Fica Conejeros Aug 2020

Particulate Matter Pollution And Its Effect On Covid-19, Aída Fica Conejeros

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Growing research supports the significant effects of particulate matter on COVID-19. This air pollutant has been identified before as responsible for serious respiratory diseases. Studies on the differences in high and low polluted cities confirmed that COVID-19 not only correlates to the number of infections but also, increases of 1 ��g/m3 can cause a mortality rate to rise by 8% and the hospital admissions by 4.4%. However, laboratory studies are still needed to support these findings.