Pollution from wildfires may increase COVID-19 risk in affected regions, study finds - UPI.com

Pollution from wildfires may increase COVID-19 risk in affected regions, study finds - UPI.com: Small particulate matter in wildfire smoke in the western United States increases the risk for COVID-19 infection and death from the disease in people living in affected regions, a study published by Science Advances.

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