Table 1.

Description of variables.

Abbreviation	Description	Source
$\mathit{Confrmd}\mathit{Case}{s}_{i,t}$	Total Number of Confirmed Cases across country i	WHO, 2020a, WHO, 2020b
$\mathit{Tem}{p}_{i,t}$	Mean Daily Temperature	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center, 2020
$\mathit{Win}{d}_{i,t}$	Average Wind Speed	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center, 2020
$\mathit{HU}{M}_{i,t}$	Relative Humidity	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center, 2020