64th ISI World Statistics Congress - Ottawa, Canada

64th ISI World Statistics Congress - Ottawa, Canada

The impact of air pollutants on the number of people infected with the emerging corona virus assessing in high density environments in Cairo

Author

MS
Mostafa Salah

Co-author

  • D
    D.R Mostafa Mohamed Salah
  • M
    Mostafa Mahmoud Abd EL-Naby

Conference

64th ISI World Statistics Congress - Ottawa, Canada

Format: CPS Abstract

Keywords: air-pollution, climate change, high-density -environments

Abstract

Cairo is considered one of the main growing cities in the Arab world today. It is not only the largest city in the Arab world, but also the densest. Rapid population and economic growth of Cairo over recent decades have brought great challenges. Cairo consistently scores low on quality of life indexes, brought down by air pollution, congestion and education. It is worth mentioning that air pollution in Cairo is a matter of serious concern. Cairo is facing a conflict between economic growth and environmental conservation.
Paradoxically, the sight of the clear blue sky on the horizon of the Cairo region has become a tangible and visible sign after the spread of the Corona epidemic. For many, this is a welcome change, not least because air pollution outside the walls of buildings and homes, annually kills up to 4.2 million people around the world (WHO, 2016).
This paper sheds light on the study of the impact of air pollutants on the number of people infected with the emerging corona virus in Cairo Governorate in Egypt during the period from March to August 2020. Data were obtained from both the Ministry of Health and Population and Environmental Affairs Agency. The analytical approach was applied using multiple linear regression analysis to measure the effect of each of the independent variables, which are Concentrations of Solid Particles with a Diameter Less Than 10 Micrometers (PM10), Sulfur Dioxide Concentrations (SO2), and Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations (No2) on the dependent variable which is the number of people infected through SPSS package. This paper is organized as follow: in section 2 multiple linear regressions has been discussed. Sources of data and methodology are introduced in section 3. Finally, Section 4 contains the conclusions.