Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Vulnerability Towards COVID-19: Research

A team of US-based researchers have discovered that long-term exposure to urban air pollution can make the Coronavirus more severe. After researching on key urban air pollutants in the United States from January to July, Nitrogen Dioxide showed strongest correlation in making a person vulnerable to COVID-19. Donghai Liang, one of the researchers stated that curbing traffic emissions and ambient air pollution is a key component in reducing the risk of deaths.