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 …

Following the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) last December 2019 in China, Italy was the first European country to be severely affected …

We determined the impact of air pollution on COVID-19-related mortality and reported-case
incidence, analyzing the correlation of infection case numbers and outcomes with previous …

After the initial outbreak in China, the diffusion in Italy of SARS-CoV-2 is exhibiting a clear
regional trend with more elevated frequency and severity of cases in Northern areas. Among …

Chronic exposure to ambient air pollution has been related to increased mortality in the
general population [1]. After the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2019, there has …

Lombardy, the most populated and industrialized Italian region, was the epicentre of the first
wave (March and April 2020) of COVID-19 in Italy and it is among the most air polluted areas …

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 …

Short-term exposure to air pollution, as well as to climate variables have been linked to a
higher incidence of respiratory viral diseases. The study aims to assess the short-term …

COVID-19 has spread from China to the rest of the world in a span of just over three months,
escalating into a pandemic that poses several humanitarian as well as scientific challenges …

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 …