Open AccessENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH COVID-19 CASES IN CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA
Author(s) -
Thais Brunelli,
Sophia Paiva,
Angélica Yara Siqueira,
Cleyton Elizeu Santana,
Luís Otávio Curvo,
João Marques,
Thiago Rodrigues
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.21577/0100-4042.20170786
Subject(s) - covid-19 , relative humidity , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental science , water vapor , geography , humidity , meteorology , government (linguistics) , environmental protection , atmospheric sciences , medicine , engineering , telecommunications , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , geology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This work aims to evaluate the possible relations between the confirmed daily cases of COVID-19 and the environmental parameters for the Cuiabá-Várzea Grande conurbation in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The data sets used to cover the rainy-dry periods, from January to December 2020, were achieved from a database of government institutions, and processed through the Spearman correlation test. Our results showed that atmospheric pressure and fire radiative power has a significant positive correlation, suggesting that these parameters favor the transmission of COVID-19. On the other hand, the relative humidity of the air and the total column of water vapor showed a significant negative correlation with the number of confirmed daily cases of COVID-19, which indicates that the water vapor present in the atmosphere acts in the regulation of virus transmission. Thus, taking into account the results obtained, there is a need for collaborative policies and measures among the three spheres of executive power in Brazil, to act in the surveillance of fire cases, which can favor the transmission of COVID-19. In addition, prevention and protection measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus continue to be indispensable.