Warmer weather unlikely to reduce the COVID-19 transmission: An ecological study in 202 locations in 8 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the association between meteorological factors (temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and UV radiation) and transmission capacity of COVID-19.

Methods

We collected daily numbers of COVID-19 cases in 202 locations in 8 countries. We matched meteorological data from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. We used a time-frequency approach to examine the possible association between meteorological conditions and basic reproductive number (R₀) of COVID-19. We determined the correlations between meteorological factors and R₀ of COVID-19 using multiple linear regression models and meta-analysis. We further validated our results using a susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered (SEIR) metapopulation model to simulate th

SUBMITTER: Pan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7480263 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature