Atmospheric pollution and COVID-19 spread in Italy

(CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change) A careful analysis focused on the possible connection between a low air quality index and COVID-19 spread in Italy in the first quarter of 2020. A study led by the CMCC Foundation highlights the potential short-term correlation between exposure to three well-known atmospheric pollutants (PM2.5, PM10 and NO2) and COVID-19 incidence, mortality and lethality rates.