Association of Air Pollutant Index (API) on SARS-CoV-2 of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia

Malaysia reported its first COVID-19 case on January 25, 2020, and the cases have continued to grow, necessitating the implementation of additional measures. Hence, determining the factors responsible for the significant increase in COVID-19 cases is the top priority issue for the government to take...

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Published in:ASIAN JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Main Authors: Abdullah, Samsuri; Imran, Muhammad Azhari; Mansor, Amalina Abu; Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Kalkausar; Dom, Nazri Che; Saijan, Siti Khamisah; Yatim, Siti Rohana Mohd; Ahmed, Ali Najah; Ismail, Marzuki
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Language:English
Published: SPRINGERNATURE 2023
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author Abdullah
Samsuri; Imran
Muhammad Azhari; Mansor
Amalina Abu; Ku Yusof
Ku Mohd Kalkausar; Dom
Nazri Che; Saijan
Siti Khamisah; Yatim
Siti Rohana Mohd; Ahmed
Ali Najah; Ismail
Marzuki
spellingShingle Abdullah
Samsuri; Imran
Muhammad Azhari; Mansor
Amalina Abu; Ku Yusof
Ku Mohd Kalkausar; Dom
Nazri Che; Saijan
Siti Khamisah; Yatim
Siti Rohana Mohd; Ahmed
Ali Najah; Ismail
Marzuki
Association of Air Pollutant Index (API) on SARS-CoV-2 of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia
Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
author_facet Abdullah
Samsuri; Imran
Muhammad Azhari; Mansor
Amalina Abu; Ku Yusof
Ku Mohd Kalkausar; Dom
Nazri Che; Saijan
Siti Khamisah; Yatim
Siti Rohana Mohd; Ahmed
Ali Najah; Ismail
Marzuki
author_sort Abdullah
spelling Abdullah, Samsuri; Imran, Muhammad Azhari; Mansor, Amalina Abu; Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Kalkausar; Dom, Nazri Che; Saijan, Siti Khamisah; Yatim, Siti Rohana Mohd; Ahmed, Ali Najah; Ismail, Marzuki
Association of Air Pollutant Index (API) on SARS-CoV-2 of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
English
Article
Malaysia reported its first COVID-19 case on January 25, 2020, and the cases have continued to grow, necessitating the implementation of additional measures. Hence, determining the factors responsible for the significant increase in COVID-19 cases is the top priority issue for the government to take necessary action and ultimately restrain this virus before the vaccine availability. Researchers had predicted that air pollution had an indirect relationship with COVID-19 in terms of virus infections. As a result, this study focuses on the link between the Air Pollutant Index (API) and COVID-19 infections. The initial data set consists of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia and API readings obtained from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Department of the Environment (DOE). The results show that Klang (S22) recorded the highest mean of API which at 62.70 while the lowest is at Limbang (S37) (25.37). Next, due to the implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia and reducing social movement, 27 stations recorded a good level of API compare to the stations that recorded moderate and unhealthy levels. There is positive relationship between API and COVID-19 at each of the region which are North 0.4% (R2=0.004), Central 2.1% (R2=0.021), South 0.04% (R2=0.0004), East 1.6% (R2=0.016), Sarawak 0.2% (R2=0.002), meanwhile Sabah recorded negative correlation at 4.3% (R2=0.043). To conclude, the API value did not have a strong relationship with the rising number of COVID-19 daily cases.
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1976-6912
2287-1160
2023
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10.5572/ajae.2021.094
Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
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https://www-webofscience-com.uitm.idm.oclc.org/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001113709700005
title Association of Air Pollutant Index (API) on SARS-CoV-2 of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia
title_short Association of Air Pollutant Index (API) on SARS-CoV-2 of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia
title_full Association of Air Pollutant Index (API) on SARS-CoV-2 of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia
title_fullStr Association of Air Pollutant Index (API) on SARS-CoV-2 of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Association of Air Pollutant Index (API) on SARS-CoV-2 of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia
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description Malaysia reported its first COVID-19 case on January 25, 2020, and the cases have continued to grow, necessitating the implementation of additional measures. Hence, determining the factors responsible for the significant increase in COVID-19 cases is the top priority issue for the government to take necessary action and ultimately restrain this virus before the vaccine availability. Researchers had predicted that air pollution had an indirect relationship with COVID-19 in terms of virus infections. As a result, this study focuses on the link between the Air Pollutant Index (API) and COVID-19 infections. The initial data set consists of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia and API readings obtained from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Department of the Environment (DOE). The results show that Klang (S22) recorded the highest mean of API which at 62.70 while the lowest is at Limbang (S37) (25.37). Next, due to the implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia and reducing social movement, 27 stations recorded a good level of API compare to the stations that recorded moderate and unhealthy levels. There is positive relationship between API and COVID-19 at each of the region which are North 0.4% (R2=0.004), Central 2.1% (R2=0.021), South 0.04% (R2=0.0004), East 1.6% (R2=0.016), Sarawak 0.2% (R2=0.002), meanwhile Sabah recorded negative correlation at 4.3% (R2=0.043). To conclude, the API value did not have a strong relationship with the rising number of COVID-19 daily cases.
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