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Study says air pollution, more wind could fan spread of virus

Scientists are now raising concerns that air pollution and calm air could aid the spread of Covid-19.

Scientists are now raising concerns that air pollution and calm air could aid the spread of Covid-19.

A research in Bergamo Province, Italy, found coronavirus in particles of polluted air in preliminary work published in April in MedRxiv, a pre-print server for health sciences.

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