This week, three scientists from the University of Birmingham confirmed what Harvard University School of public health suggested three months ago: Air pollution contributes to Covid-19 infections and deaths. In early 2013, PM 2.5 levels had surpassed 800 on the 500-point scale. By late 2014, more than one million Chinese were dying from air pollution-related respiratory diseases. In the US, people of colour who have succumbed to the virus are reportedly from poor neighbourhoods, where exposure to air pollution is still high. Also, Africa’s low socio-democratic index could explain why most people are at high risk of indoor air pollution-related deaths.

Source: The Star July 16, 2020 01:52 UTC