Relationship between weather variables and new daily covid-19 cases in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mofijur, M; Rizwanul Fattah, IM; Saiful Islam, ABM; Uddin, MN; Ashrafur Rahman, SM; Chowdhury, MA; Alam, MA; Uddin, MA

Relationship between weather variables and new daily covid-19 cases in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mofijur, M Rizwanul Fattah, IM Saiful Islam, ABM Uddin, MN Ashrafur Rahman, SM Chowdhury, MA Alam, MA Uddin, MA

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Citation:: Sustainability (Switzerland), 2020, 12, (20), pp. 1-10
Issue Date:: 2020-10-02

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dc.contributor.author	Mofijur, M
dc.contributor.author	Rizwanul Fattah, IM
dc.contributor.author	Saiful Islam, ABM
dc.contributor.author	Uddin, MN
dc.contributor.author	Ashrafur Rahman, SM
dc.contributor.author	Chowdhury, MA
dc.contributor.author	Alam, MA
dc.contributor.author	Uddin, MA
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-03T22:49:44Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-03T22:49:44Z
dc.date.issued	2020-10-02
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainability (Switzerland), 2020, 12, (20), pp. 1-10
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/145784
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The present study investigated the relationship between the transmission of COVID-19 infections and climate indicators in Dhaka, Bangladesh, using coronavirus infections data available from the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh. The Spearman rank correlation test was carried out to study the association of seven climate indicators, including humidity, air quality, minimum temperature, precipitation, maximum temperature, mean temperature, and wind speed with the COVID-19 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study found that, among the seven indicators, only two indicators (minimum temperature and average temperature) had a significant relationship with new COVID-19 cases. The study also found that air quality index (AQI) had a strong negative correlation with cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Dhaka city. The results of this paper will give health regulators and policymakers valuable information to lessen the COVID-19 spread in Dhaka and other countries around the world.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability (Switzerland)
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/su12208319
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dc.rights	©2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open accessarticle distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution(CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design
dc.title	Relationship between weather variables and new daily covid-19 cases in Dhaka, Bangladesh
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The present study investigated the relationship between the transmission of COVID-19 infections and climate indicators in Dhaka, Bangladesh, using coronavirus infections data available from the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh. The Spearman rank correlation test was carried out to study the association of seven climate indicators, including humidity, air quality, minimum temperature, precipitation, maximum temperature, mean temperature, and wind speed with the COVID-19 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study found that, among the seven indicators, only two indicators (minimum temperature and average temperature) had a significant relationship with new COVID-19 cases. The study also found that air quality index (AQI) had a strong negative correlation with cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Dhaka city. The results of this paper will give health regulators and policymakers valuable information to lessen the COVID-19 spread in Dhaka and other countries around the world.

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