@techreport{JRC121505, number = {KJ-NA-30376-EN-N (online),KJ-NA-30376-EN-C (print)}, address = {Luxembourg (Luxembourg)}, issn = {1831-9424 (online),1018-5593 (print)}, year = {2020}, author = {Dobricic S and Pisoni E and Pozzoli L and Van Dingenen R and Lettieri T and Wilson J and Vignati E}, isbn = {978-92-76-22153-1 (online),978-92-76-22178-4 (print)}, publisher = {Publications Office of the European Union}, abstract = {The first major outbreaks of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were seen in a narrow latitude band in areas sharing similar meteorological conditions and having high levels of air pollution. A large number of scientific studies have addressed the possible relationship between meteorological conditions, air pollution and COVID-19 pandemics. In this report we provide a critical overview of selected studies. We further evaluate the importance of air pollution for the transmission of COVID-19 by aerosols in the ambient outdoor conditions, provide an estimate of the upper bound for the impact of air pollution on the COVID-19 mortality and maps showing the probability of the occurrence of potentially favourable environmental conditions over Europe during the year. }, title = {Do environmental factors such as weather conditions and air pollution influence COVID-19 outbreaks?}, type = {Scientific analysis or review}, url = {}, doi = {10.2760/6831 (online),10.2760/311069 (print)} }