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Does weather affect the growth rate of COVID-19, a study to comprehend transmission dynamics on human health

Authors :
Arjun Sil
Vanapalli Naveen Kumar
Source :
Journal of Safety Science and Resilience, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 3-11 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd., 2020.

Abstract

The undefendable outbreak of novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) lead to a global health emergency due to its higher transmission rate and longer symptomatic duration, created a health surge in a short time. Since Nov 2019 the outbreak in China, the virus is spreading exponentially everywhere. The current study focuses on the relationship between environmental parameters and the growth rate of COVID-19. The statistical analysis suggests that the temperature changes retarded the growth rate and found that -6.28 °C and +14.51 °C temperature is the favorable range for COVID-19 growth. Gutenberg- Richter's relationship is used to estimate the mean daily rate of exceedance of confirmed cases concerning the change in temperature. Indeed, temperature is the most influential parameter that reduces the growth at the rate of 13–17 cases/day with a 1 °C rise in temperature.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26664496
Volume :
1
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Safety Science and Resilience
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9bf907c040de4cae849b886b5f7ccf46
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnlssr.2020.06.004