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Belgrade – In addition to fighting the coronavirus, fearing a new wave of infection, another “enemy” is now taking effect, and that is polluted air.
Source: Blic
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As he writes “Blic”, together, they give a fatal combination.
That the combined effect of air pollution and the cronavirus represents a serious danger to human health, indicated an investigation by the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston in April this year.
They also hinted that due to prolonged exposure to polluted air, the mortality of coronavirus patients increased, but recalled that polluted air shortens human life.
As they claimed in research at the time, an increase of just one microgram per cubic meter of PM2.5 particles was found to increase corona virus mortality by up to 15 percent, writes “Blic.”
That is another reason, which is more than enough, to wear a mask because they not only protect us from the corona virus, but also from air pollution, according to the Belgrade daily.
The World Health Organization warned in June this year that high levels of air pollution could be a risk factor in severe cases of coronavirus, and also increase the risk of death. Chronic patients are also noted to be especially at risk.
As previously indicated by this organization, countries with a high degree of air pollution should be more intensely prepared for the encounter of the corona and polluted air.
Additionally, a UN report recently came in stating that “global air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions are correlated with the global death rate of Kovid-19.”
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