Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands

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...

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Main Author:	Andree, Bo Pieter Johannes
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS AIR POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER SARS-COV-2 POPULATION DENSITY INFECTIOUS DISEASE PANDEMIC INFECTION RISK MIGRATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/462481587756439003/Incidence-of-COVID-19-and-Connections-with-Air-Pollution-Exposure-Evidence-from-the-Netherlands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33664

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spelling	okr-10986-336642022-09-20T00:12:10Z Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands Andree, Bo Pieter Johannes COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS AIR POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER SARS-COV-2 POPULATION DENSITY INFECTIOUS DISEASE PANDEMIC INFECTION RISK MIGRATION 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. 2020-04-30T15:29:37Z 2020-04-30T15:29:37Z 2020-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/462481587756439003/Incidence-of-COVID-19-and-Connections-with-Air-Pollution-Exposure-Evidence-from-the-Netherlands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33664 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9221 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Netherlands
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topic	COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS AIR POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER SARS-COV-2 POPULATION DENSITY INFECTIOUS DISEASE PANDEMIC INFECTION RISK MIGRATION
spellingShingle	COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS AIR POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER SARS-COV-2 POPULATION DENSITY INFECTIOUS DISEASE PANDEMIC INFECTION RISK MIGRATION Andree, Bo Pieter Johannes Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands
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description	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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author	Andree, Bo Pieter Johannes
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title	Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands
title_short	Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands
title_full	Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands
title_fullStr	Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands
title_full_unstemmed	Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands
title_sort	incidence of covid-19 and connections with air pollution exposure : evidence from the netherlands
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/462481587756439003/Incidence-of-COVID-19-and-Connections-with-Air-Pollution-Exposure-Evidence-from-the-Netherlands http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33664
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Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure : Evidence from the Netherlands

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