The nexus between meteorological parameters and COVID"‘19 pandemic : case of Islamabad, Pakistan

Abdul Rehman; Fatima Ashraf; Zeeshan Javed; Mudassar Hussain; Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Awais Shakoor; Sher Muhammad Shahzad

doi:10.1007/s42398-020-00125-x

The nexus between meteorological parameters and COVID"‘19 pandemic : case of Islamabad, Pakistan

Abdul Rehman, Fatima Ashraf, Zeeshan Javed, Mudassar Hussain, Taimoor Hassan Farooq, Awais Shakoor, Sher Muhammad Shahzad

Western Sydney University

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The study aimed to investigate the correlation between meteorological parameters and the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Islamabad, Pakistan. The meteorological parameters include temperature minimum (Â°C), temperature maximum (Â°C), temperature average (Â°C), humidity minimum (%), humidity maximum (%), humidity average (%), and rainfall (mm). The data of COVID-19, such as the number of new confirmed cases and deaths was obtained from the Ministry of Health, Pakistan. The correlations of various types, i.e., Pearson, Spearman, and Kendall correlations between meteorological parameters and COVID-19, were employed for data analyses. The results exhibited a highly significant relationship between COVID-19 and temperature minimum and temperature average among all meteorological parameters. The study findings may help competitive authorities to combat this disease in Pakistan.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-531
Number of pages	5
Journal	Environmental Sustainability
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-020-00125-x
Publication status	Published - 2021

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