The Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Infection and Mortality—A Review on Recent Evidence

The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a serious public health concern worldwide. Although, most of the regions around the globe have been affected by COVID-19 infections; some regions are more badly affected in terms of infections and fatality rates than others. The exact reasons for such variations are not clear yet. This review discussed the possible effects of air pollution on COVID-19 infections and mortality based on some recent evidence. The findings of most studies reviewed here demonstrate that both short-term and long-term exposure to air pollution especially PM 2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) may contribute significantly to higher rates of COVID-19 infections and mortalities with a lesser extent also PM 10 . A significant correlation has been…