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English
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1 Online-Ressource (circa 30 Seiten)
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Series Statement:
Policy research working paper 9221
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World Bank E-Library Archive
Series Statement:
Policy research working paper
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Erscheint auch als Andree, Bo Pieter Johannes Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure: Evidence from the Netherlands
Keywords:
COVID-19
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SARS-CoV-2
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Coronavirus
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Air Pollution
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Particulate Matter
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AIR POLLUTION
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ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER
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CORONAVIRUS
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COVID-19
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INFECTION RISK
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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MIGRATION
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PANDEMIC
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POPULATION DENSITY
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SARS-COV-2
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Graue Literatur
Abstract:
The fast spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has resulted in the emergence of several hot-spots around the world. Several of these are located in areas associated with high levels of air pollution. This study investigates the relationship between exposure to particulate matter and COVID-19 incidence in 355 municipalities in the Netherlands. The results show that atmospheric particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 is a highly significant predictor of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and related hospital admissions. The estimates suggest that expected COVID-19 cases increase by nearly 100 percent when pollution concentrations increase by 20 percent. The association between air pollution and case incidence is robust in the presence of data on health-related preconditions, proxies for symptom severity, and demographic control variables. The results are obtained with ground-measurements and satellite-derived measures of atmospheric particulate matter as well as COVID-19 data from alternative dates. The findings call for further investigation into the association between air pollution and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk. If particulate matter plays a significant role in COVID-19 incidence, it has strong implications for the mitigation strategies required to prevent spreading
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Europe and Central Asia
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Netherlands
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-9221
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