Air Pollution in Africa in the time of COVID-19: the air we breathe indoors and outdoors

Q3 Environmental Science

Clean Air Journal Pub Date : 2020-05-04 DOI:10.17159/caj/2020/30/1.8227

A. Mbandi

引用次数: 16

Abstract

The first COVID-19 case was announced in Nairobi, Kenya, on the 12th March 2020. The Ministry of Health in Kenya swiftly advised physical distancing, suspended public gatherings and interschool activities, and imposed travel restrictions. In addition, the Ministry advised regularly and thoroughly washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand sanitizer. The Ministry also warned against misinformation; a call echoed by the United Nations Secretary General who cautioned against “a dangerous epidemic of misinformation” (UN News, 2020), as people searched for facts and answers which could save their lives. The coronavirus outbreak has seen these measures escalated to lockdown for many African countries including South Africa, Rwanda, and Uganda, which have been in lockdown since the end of March (Dunford et al., 2020). Other countries across the globe have also implemented different lockdown measures.

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2019冠状病毒病期间非洲的空气污染:我们在室内和室外呼吸的空气

2020年3月12日，肯尼亚内罗毕宣布首例新冠肺炎病例。肯尼亚卫生部迅速建议保持身体距离，暂停公共集会和校际活动，并实施旅行限制。此外，卫生部建议定期用肥皂和水彻底洗手，或使用含酒精的洗手液。该部还对错误信息发出警告；这一呼吁得到了联合国秘书长的回应，他警告人们不要“危险的错误信息流行病”（联合国新闻，2020），因为人们正在寻找可以挽救生命的事实和答案。冠状病毒爆发后，包括南非、卢旺达和乌干达在内的许多非洲国家的这些措施升级为封锁，这些国家自3月底以来一直处于封锁状态（Dunford等人，2020）。全球其他国家也实施了不同的封锁措施。

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Clean Air Journal Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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1.80

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审稿时长

8 weeks

期刊介绍： Clean Air Journal is the official publication of the National Association for Clean Air, a not-for-profit organisation. Clean Air Journal is a peer-reviewed journal for those interested in air quality, air quality management, and the impacts of air pollution relevant to Africa. The focus of the journal includes, but is not limited to: Impacts of human activities and natural processes on ambient air quality Air quality and climate change linkages Air pollution mitigation technologies and applications Matters of public policy regarding air quality management Measurement and analysis of ambient and indoor air pollution Atmospheric modelling application and development Atmospheric emissions Other topics on atmospheric physics or chemistry with particular relevance to Africa The scope of the journal is broad, but the core theme of the journal is air quality in Africa.