BEIJING/PARIS: Air pollution from petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to increase mortality from the novel coronavirus in cities, public health experts told to media on Monday (March 16).
The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) warned that dirty air in urban areas that causes hypertension, diabetes and other respiratory illness could lead to a higher overall death toll from the virus currently sweeping the world.
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