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Association between temperature, humidity, and COVID-19 outbreaks in Bangladesh.

Syed Emdadul HaqueMosiur Rahman
Published in: Environmental science & policy (2020)
This study aimed to determine the association between average temperature and humidity with COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. This study included 9,455 confirmed cases during the observation period (March 08, 2020 to May 03, 2020). The peak spread of COVID-19 occurred at an average temperature of 26 °C. We find, under a linear regression framework, high temperature and high humidity significantly reduce the transmission of COVID-19, respectively. It indicates that the arrival of summer and rainy season in Bangladesh can effectively reduce the transmission of the COVID-19. However, it is unlikely that the COVID-19 pandemic diminishes by summer since Bangladesh still have a high coronavirus transmission. Therefore, other public health interventions such as social distancing are still important for blocking the COVID-19 transmission.
Keyphrases
  • sars cov
  • coronavirus disease
  • public health
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • healthcare
  • high temperature
  • heat stress
  • physical activity
  • mental health