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A cross-sectional analysis of meteorological factors and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in 409 cities across 26 countries

Authors :
Francesco Sera
Ben Armstrong
Sam Abbott
Sophie Meakin
Kathleen O’Reilly
Rosa von Borries
Rochelle Schneider
Dominic Royé
Masahiro Hashizume
Mathilde Pascal
Aurelio Tobias
Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera
MCC Collaborative Research Network
CMMID COVID-19 Working Group
Antonio Gasparrini
Rachel Lowe
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Possible effects of weather conditions on COVID-19 transmission are debated. Here, the authors analyse data from early in the pandemic and show that although temperature and humidity had small effects on transmission, they were far out-weighed by the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fb9e90fdef984afe9ce767aec1d774da
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25914-8