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Climatic factors influence the spread of COVID-19 in Russia.
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research; Apr2022, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p723-737, 15p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs, 4 Maps
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The study is the first attempt to assess the role of climatic predictors in the rise of COVID-19 intensity in the Russian climatic region. The study used the Random Forest algorithm to understand the underlying associations and monthly scenarios. The results show that temperature seasonality (29.2 ± 0.9%) has the highest contribution for COVID-19 transmission in the humid continental region. In comparison, the diurnal temperature range (26.8 ± 0.4%) and temperature seasonality (14.6 ± 0.8%) had the highest impacts in the sub-arctic region. Our results also show that September and October have favorable climatic conditions for the COVID-19 spread in the sub-arctic and humid continental regions, respectively. From June to August, the high favorable zone for the spread of the disease will shift towards the sub-arctic region from the humid continental region. The study suggests that the government should implement strict measures for these months to prevent the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09603123
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155632625
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2020.1793921