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Pollution may affect COVID-19 patients
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- A collective of doctors working on health impacts of air pollution has warned that people living regions with high levels of air pollution and with compromised lung function could be more vulnerable to COVID-19.
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- Warning on lung function: The Doctors For Clean Air (DFCA) has warned that compromised lung function due to air pollution could lead to serious complications in patients affected by the pandemic.
- Statement from DFCA
(1) Exposure to air pollution in long term reduces the capacity of organs to function fully and makes it more vulnerable to infections and diseases.
(2) In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, such individuals are likely to face severe complications.
(3) It also noted that there was so far no proven links between air pollution and COVID-19 mortality.
(4) However, previous strains of coronavirus like SARS have known to cause higher deaths in regions with high levels of air pollution.
Source
The Hindu