The influence of wind speed on incidence of the planet population in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The pandemic COVID-19 continues to take dozens of human lives and destabilize the economy on the planet. In this regard study of the patterns of external conditions influence on incidence dynamics will stay relevant for a long time. In the article there are results of the study of nature and severity of impact of wind speed on COVID-19 incidence level on different continents. The analysis has made it possible to set that the wind speed has a big impact on COVID-19 incidence among population. This impact is closely related to the contamination level on the territory. With good air quality the increasing of wind speed is generally followed by increasing of the level of incidence due to SARS-CoV-2 long range transport. With satisfying or bad air quality the increasing of wind speed translates into reducing the incidence level due to the contaminants deconcentration. The main SARS-CoV-2 infection vectors are solids. Moreover, the influence of PM 2.5 is particularly harmful for human general health and immune system. Research results lead to a better understanding of physical meaning of wind speed influence on COVID-19 incidence and give an opportunity to predict the periods of the most dangerous infection conditions.