Covid-19: what role might air pollution play? – podcast
After a string of studies that highlight the possible link between air pollution and Covid-19 deaths, Ian Sample hears from Prof Anna Hansell about the complicated relationship between pollution, health and infection with Sars-CoV-2
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- Anna Hansell is a professor of environmental epidemiology and director of the centre for environmental health and sustainability at the University of Leicester
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