New research suggests that air pollution may have an effect on the number of people who die from COVID-19. Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.

A team of researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark and the University of Siena in Italy has explored the possible link between air pollution and COVID-19.

The study, published in Environmental Pollution, found a clear correlation between air pollution and death rates from COVID-19 in Italy.

It also offers some reasons as to why this might be the case. The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has meant that there has been little time for scientists to determine what affects its speed of

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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