Rayan Rehab A
Department of Epidemiology, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Curr Opin Environ Sci Health. 2021 Apr;20:100238. doi: 10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100238. Epub 2021 Feb 20.
In December 2019, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was discovered in China, causing many cases and deaths. Several studies have explored the role of environmental factors in the spread of COVID-19, emphasizing the effect of two weather parameters, humidity and temperature. Those parameters are evidently vital in affecting outbreaks of infectious respiratory diseases, like influenza; yet, such an effect on COVID-19 remains controversial. This review explores the relation between the change in weather-related factors and the transmission of the COVID-19. With seasonal variation from winter to summer and in the absence of adopting thorough public health measures, elevated temperature and humidity might not limit the COVID-19 cases. Hence, we need multidisciplinary strategies and interventions to limit the burden of this pandemic over the healthcare systems.
2019年12月，在中国发现了冠状病毒病（COVID-19），导致了许多病例和死亡。多项研究探讨了环境因素在COVID-19传播中的作用，强调了两个天气参数，即湿度和温度的影响。这些参数显然对影响传染性呼吸道疾病（如流感）的爆发至关重要；然而，对COVID-19的这种影响仍存在争议。本综述探讨了与天气相关因素的变化与COVID-19传播之间的关系。随着从冬季到夏季的季节变化，以及在未采取全面公共卫生措施的情况下，气温升高和湿度增加可能不会限制COVID-19病例。因此，我们需要多学科的策略和干预措施来减轻这场大流行对医疗系统造成的负担。
