The COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic struck health, social and economic systems
worldwide, and represents an open challenge for scientists—coping with the high inter …

Sars-Cov-2 virus (COVID-19) is a member of the coronavirus family and is responsible for
the pandemic recently declared by the World Health Organization. A positive correlation has …

Air pollution can increase the risk of respiratory diseases, enhancing the susceptibility to
viral and bacterial infections. Some studies suggest that small air particles facilitate the …

After the appearance of COVID-19 in China last December 2019, Italy was the first European
country to be severely affected by the outbreak. The first diagnosis in Italy was on February …

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2, is generating a high number of deaths worldwide. One of the current …

Epidemiological studies suggest that environmental factors (eg, air pollution) can influence
the spread and infectivity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, very few …

Many major cities that witnessed heavy air pollution by nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and
particulate matter (PM) have experienced a high rate of infection and severity of the …

The present work aims to study the role of air pollutants in relation to the number of deaths
per each Italian province affected by COVID-19. To do that, specific mortality from COVID-19 …

The COVID-19 outbreak disproportionately affected the elderly and areas with higher
population density. Among the multiple factors possibly involved, a role for air pollution has …

Objectives In areas of SARS-CoV-2 outbreak worldwide mean air pollutants concentrations
vastly exceed the maximum limits. Chronic exposure to air pollutants have been associated …