Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a serious global health emergency in 2020 and 2021. This study analyzed the seasonal association of weekly averages of meteorological parameters, such as wind speed, solar radiation, temperature, relative humidity, and air pollutant PM2.5, with confirmed COVID-19 cases and...
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| author | Hashim, Bassim Mohammed Al-Naseri, Saadi K. Hamadi, Alaa M. Mahmood, Tahani Anwar Halder, Bijay Shahid, Shamsuddin Yaseen, Zaher Mundher |
| author_facet | Hashim, Bassim Mohammed Al-Naseri, Saadi K. Hamadi, Alaa M. Mahmood, Tahani Anwar Halder, Bijay Shahid, Shamsuddin Yaseen, Zaher Mundher |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic was a serious global health emergency in 2020 and 2021. This study analyzed the seasonal association of weekly averages of meteorological parameters, such as wind speed, solar radiation, temperature, relative humidity, and air pollutant PM2.5, with confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq, a major megacity of the Middle East, for the period June 2020 to August 2021. Spearman and Kendall correlation coefficients were used to investigate the association. The results showed that wind speed, air temperature, and solar radiation have positive and strong correlations with the confirmed cases and deaths in the cold season (autumn and winter 2020–2021). The total COVID-19 cases negatively correlated with relative humidity but were not significant in all seasons. Besides, PM2.5 strongly correlated with COVID-19 confirmed cases for the summer of 2020. The death distribution by age group showed the highest deaths for those aged 60–69. The highest number of deaths was 41% in the summer of 2020. The study provided useful information about the COVID-19 health emergency and meteorological parameters, which can be used for future health disaster planning, adopting prevention strategies and providing healthcare procedures to protect against future infraction transmission. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-1055822024-05-05T06:29:27Z http://eprints.utm.my/105582/ Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. Hashim, Bassim Mohammed Al-Naseri, Saadi K. Hamadi, Alaa M. Mahmood, Tahani Anwar Halder, Bijay Shahid, Shamsuddin Yaseen, Zaher Mundher TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering The COVID-19 pandemic was a serious global health emergency in 2020 and 2021. This study analyzed the seasonal association of weekly averages of meteorological parameters, such as wind speed, solar radiation, temperature, relative humidity, and air pollutant PM2.5, with confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq, a major megacity of the Middle East, for the period June 2020 to August 2021. Spearman and Kendall correlation coefficients were used to investigate the association. The results showed that wind speed, air temperature, and solar radiation have positive and strong correlations with the confirmed cases and deaths in the cold season (autumn and winter 2020–2021). The total COVID-19 cases negatively correlated with relative humidity but were not significant in all seasons. Besides, PM2.5 strongly correlated with COVID-19 confirmed cases for the summer of 2020. The death distribution by age group showed the highest deaths for those aged 60–69. The highest number of deaths was 41% in the summer of 2020. The study provided useful information about the COVID-19 health emergency and meteorological parameters, which can be used for future health disaster planning, adopting prevention strategies and providing healthcare procedures to protect against future infraction transmission. Elsevier Ltd. 2023-08 Article PeerReviewed Hashim, Bassim Mohammed and Al-Naseri, Saadi K. and Hamadi, Alaa M. and Mahmood, Tahani Anwar and Halder, Bijay and Shahid, Shamsuddin and Yaseen, Zaher Mundher (2023) Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 94 (103799). NA-NA. ISSN 2212-4209 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103799 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103799 |
| spellingShingle | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Hashim, Bassim Mohammed Al-Naseri, Saadi K. Hamadi, Alaa M. Mahmood, Tahani Anwar Halder, Bijay Shahid, Shamsuddin Yaseen, Zaher Mundher Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. |
| title | Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. |
| title_full | Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. |
| title_fullStr | Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. |
| title_short | Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. |
| title_sort | seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and pm2 5 with the covid 19 confirmed cases and deaths in baghdad iraq |
| topic | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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