Indirect and direct effects of nighttime light on COVID-19 mortality using satellite image mapping approach

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 25063 - 11
• Main Authors: Yoneoka, Daisuke, Eguchi, Akifumi, Nomura, Shuhei, Kawashima, Takayuki, Tanoue, Yuta, Hashizume, Masahiro, Suzuki, Motoi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.10.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308/174; 692/699/255; COVID-19; COVID-19 - mortality; COVID-19 - transmission; Data collection; Disease transmission; Environmental factors; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Light; Light effects; Mortality; multidisciplinary; Nighttime; Nighttime light; Pandemics; Public health; SARS-CoV-2; Satellite Imagery; Satellites; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Spillover effect; COVID-19; Spillover effect; Satellite imagery; Nighttime light; Mortality

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of understanding environmental factors in disease transmission. This study aims to explore the spatial association between nighttime light (NTL) from satellite imagery and COVID-19 mortality. It particularly examines how NTL serves as a pragmatic...