Skip to main content
Oxford University Press - PMC COVID-19 Collection logoLink to Oxford University Press - PMC COVID-19 Collection
. 2020 May 19:ciaa575. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa575

Higher solar irradiance is associated with a lower incidence of COVID-19

Mar Guasp 1,2, Carlos Laredo 2, Xabier Urra 1,2,
PMCID: PMC7314114  PMID: 32426805

Abstract

We studied the relationship between the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), demographical, and climatological measurements in different regions across the world. Lower solar irradiance and higher population density were independent predictors of greater COVID-19 outbreaks. Further studies on the potential protective effect of sunlight over COVID-19 are warranted.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, climatological factors, solar irradiance, incidence


Articles from Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America are provided here courtesy of Oxford University Press

RESOURCES