`A series of studies have shown a correlation between high levels of pollution in the air and the spread and severity of Covid-19,` said Dr. Brad Sellberg, medical director of the County Medical Center.
He cited several studies conducted in the US, China, and Italy indicating that exposure of lung tissue to pollution has the potential to increase susceptibility to the virus.
The sky turned orange due to a forest fire in Estacada city, Oregon, USA, on September 9.
According to Dr. Rekha Murthy, an infectious disease specialist and vice president of medicine at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, smoke from wildfires can irritate the lungs and cause inflammation, thereby affecting the lungs.
`Whenever the lining of the lungs or airways is inflamed or damaged, it increases the risk of inhaled virus-containing particles causing infection in the lungs,` Murthy said.
To prevent the risk of spreading nCoV, people who are indoors due to poor air quality should stay away from anyone not in their household, said Dr. Leana Wen, medical analyst and emergency physician,
The US has so far recorded more than 6.6 million infections and more than 197,000 deaths from Covid-19, the largest epidemic area in the world.
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that by January 1 next year, 410,000 people will die from nCoV in the US, meaning more than 220,000 people will die in the next 4 months, if the trend of avoiding wearing masks continues.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s leading infectious disease expert, said that it is `very unlikely` that the country will have a Covid-19 vaccine before the November 3 election.
At least 26 people have died due to the wildfire disaster raging on the West Coast of the United States, while dozens of people are still missing and hundreds have lost their homes.
Oregon officials say they are preparing for a `mass fatality incident` based on the severity of the wildfires.
In the city of Lyon, the Beachie Creek fire left many residential areas with only ruins and ruins, burning more than 750 square kilometers of forest.
In California, at least 19 people have died since this year’s wildfire season began.