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Will smog exacerbate the impact of Covid-19 in Pakistan? – The Express Tribune

Infections and mortality rates will be different to what Pakistan experienced during the first wave

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Pakistan reported its first coronavirus infection on February 26, 2020, and, according to the data available at the time, it was feared that the mortality rate would be higher in provinces which have urban centres with high levels of air pollution. However, as the situation evolved, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) reported the highest mortality rate, which was often attributed to a range of explanations, but one explanation that remained curiously absent was air pollution. This was due to the fact that…

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