Impact of sandstorm and carnival celebrations on SARS-CoV-2 spreading in Tenerife and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)

• Main Authors: Laura Tomaino (Author), Jaime Pinilla (Author), Silvia Rodríguez-Mireles (Author), Beatriz González López-Valcárcel (Author), Patricia Barber-Pérez (Author), Antonio Sierra (Author), Carlo La Vecchia (Author), Lluís Serra-Majem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: We address the hypothesis that the extraordinary sandstorm occurred on 22-24 February 2020 might have a role in the different cumulated incidence of COVID-19 cases between the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, since it obliged to reduce significantly air traffic and forced to suspend...