# mortality

Cyclists pass through thick pollution from a factory in Yutian, 100km east of Beijing in China's northwest Hebei province, 18 July 2006. China's economy expanded at its fastest pace in a decade with growth of 11.3 percent in the second quarter, official data showed, exceeding expectations and possibly signaling the need for new cooling measures. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
Cyclists pass through thick pollution fr […]
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Air pollution linked to 15 percent of coronavirus deaths: study

Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 percent of Covid-19 deaths globally, according to research that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions
3 months ago
A healthcare worker attends to a coronavirus patient at the Intensive Care Unit of the Principe de Asturias hospital in Alcala de Henares near Madrid on April 22, 2020. - Spain said another 435 people died in the past 24 hours, a slight increase in the figures for a second day running and bringing the overall death toll to 21,717. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP)
A healthcare worker attends to a coronav […]
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Why has Spain been hit so hard by the coronavirus pandemic?

Spain is one of the hardest-hit countries by the coronavirus pandemic and experts say lifestyle and close ties between young and older family members as significant factors in the virus's spread
9 months ago