The World Health Organization warns high air pollution could be a risk factor for severe Covid-19 cases.
Prof Annette Peters told BBC News its findings"are in line with earlier reports on hospitalisation and mortality due to pneumonia".
Report author Prof Francesca Dominici said:"We hope it will help stop the air quality from getting worse, particularly when we are hearing about authorities trying to relax pollution rules amid this pandemic."Another study suggests a possible link between high levels of air pollution and Covid-19 deaths in northern Italy
The Lombardy and Emilia Romagna regions had death rates of about 12%, compared with 4.5% in the rest of Italy.
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