Will weather stem the spread of the COVID-19 in Pakistan?

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Uzair, M. [1 ]
Kaleem, I [2 ]
Arshad, M. [1 ]
Ali, R. S. [2 ]
Zafar, A. [3 ]
Iqbal, M. [4 ]
Bashir, S. [5 ]
机构
[1] Int Islamic Univ Islamabad, Fac Basic & Appl Sci, Dept Biol Sci, Islamabad, Pakistan
[2] COMSATS Univ Islamabad CUI, Dept Biosci, Islamabad, Pakistan
[3] CADSON Coll Pharm, Kharian, Pakistan
[4] King Saud Univ, Fac Med, Dept Physiol, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[5] King Fahad Specialist Hosp, Neurosci Ctr, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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COVID-19; Incidence; Climate; Temperature; Humidity; HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; ASSOCIATION; CORONAVIRUS; HEAT;
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摘要
The pandemic of COVID-19 started spreading more exponentially across Pakistan since the end of February 2020. Numerous models and factors have been used to estimate predictions of the prevalence and severity of COVID-19 infections around the globe. While many factors play a role in the spread of COVID-19, climate and weather conditions are considered key elements in the transmission of COVID-19. Many researchers believe that recent increases in COVID-19 cases correlate strongly with local temperatures and factors (such as humidity, weather conditions, etc.) related to it. In this manuscript we test the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 spread is temperature-dependent by using the available data derived from Pakistan. The present review focuses on the relationship between temperature and COVID-19, examining the virus's viability and infectivity under various conditions. Our findings indicate that the trough and crest of the COVID-19 wave observed in 2020 are likely to repeat in the summer and winter of 2021, respectively. In Pakistan, temperatures, and humidity significantly affect the COVID-19 transmission and incidence. Like other types of beta-coronaviruses (beta-CoVs), the spread of COVID-19 may depend upon a great deal on temperature.
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