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In case you missed it, here is the exclusive story from the Guardian’s environment editor Damian Carrington that coronavirus has been detected on particles of air pollution by scientists investigating whether this could enable infections at longer distances.
The research is still in its infancy but other research has indicated correlations between increased Covid-19 deaths and higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic. And long-term exposure to dirty air is known to damage lung health, which could make people more vulnerable to Covid-19.
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