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Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia

One of the variables leading to the global spread of COVID-19 cases is the weather, which includes temperature and air quality. In this study, an investigation of the association between precipitation and COVID-19 cases was conducted to provide useful information on the possibility of this climate f...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Nawi, Nur Fatin Auni, Che Dom, Nazri, Dapari, Rahmat, Salim, Hasber, Precha, Nopadol
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Published: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101341/
https://jssm.umt.edu.my/archive/volume-17-number-12-december-2022/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1013412024-04-22T02:52:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101341/ Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia Mohamed Nawi, Nur Fatin Auni Che Dom, Nazri Dapari, Rahmat Salim, Hasber Precha, Nopadol One of the variables leading to the global spread of COVID-19 cases is the weather, which includes temperature and air quality. In this study, an investigation of the association between precipitation and COVID-19 cases was conducted to provide useful information on the possibility of this climate factor (precipitation) on the progression of COVID-19 cases for an appropriate management strategy. Secondary COVID-19 and rainfall data obtained from the Ministry of Health and the Meteorological Department in Malaysia were used for the study. The collected data were subjected to Pearson correlation analysis. The results of this study showed that both rainy days and rainfall amount were insignificant to COVID-19 cases, indicating that rainfall amount was not associated with COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia. Thus, this discovery could be used to inform individual and COVID-19 supervisors and the government as it prepares for the new weather season. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2022 Article PeerReviewed Mohamed Nawi, Nur Fatin Auni and Che Dom, Nazri and Dapari, Rahmat and Salim, Hasber and Precha, Nopadol (2022) Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 17 (12). pp. 2-12. ISSN 1823-8556; ESSN: 2672-7226 https://jssm.umt.edu.my/archive/volume-17-number-12-december-2022/ 10.46754/jssm.2022.12.002
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description One of the variables leading to the global spread of COVID-19 cases is the weather, which includes temperature and air quality. In this study, an investigation of the association between precipitation and COVID-19 cases was conducted to provide useful information on the possibility of this climate factor (precipitation) on the progression of COVID-19 cases for an appropriate management strategy. Secondary COVID-19 and rainfall data obtained from the Ministry of Health and the Meteorological Department in Malaysia were used for the study. The collected data were subjected to Pearson correlation analysis. The results of this study showed that both rainy days and rainfall amount were insignificant to COVID-19 cases, indicating that rainfall amount was not associated with COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia. Thus, this discovery could be used to inform individual and COVID-19 supervisors and the government as it prepares for the new weather season.
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author Mohamed Nawi, Nur Fatin Auni
Che Dom, Nazri
Dapari, Rahmat
Salim, Hasber
Precha, Nopadol
spellingShingle Mohamed Nawi, Nur Fatin Auni
Che Dom, Nazri
Dapari, Rahmat
Salim, Hasber
Precha, Nopadol
Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia
author_facet Mohamed Nawi, Nur Fatin Auni
Che Dom, Nazri
Dapari, Rahmat
Salim, Hasber
Precha, Nopadol
author_sort Mohamed Nawi, Nur Fatin Auni
title Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_short Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_fullStr Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the effect of rainfall on COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_sort evaluation of the effect of rainfall on covid-19 transmission in terengganu, malaysia
publisher Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101341/
https://jssm.umt.edu.my/archive/volume-17-number-12-december-2022/
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