At least 725 different species of microorganisms, such as fungi, bacteria or plants, have been detected in the air in Singapore, a recent Nanyang Technological University study has found, and people here breathe in between 100,000 and one million of these every day.
This work is being done in collaboration with hospitals across Singapore through the Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health led by Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, said Prof Chotirmall. Early research has shown that for 46 cities in 46 countries, air pollution is a key factor contributing to the outcomes ... However, the scientists say that while they have observed strong signals linking air quality to Covid-19 outcomes in patients, research is still ongoing and that it is too early to discuss the findings before the full results are published in the next four to six weeks.
Specific to Covid-19, which is also a respiratory disease, the NTU researchers are also analysing available international epidemiological and clinical data, and coupling this with their earlier studies that had evaluated the air microbiomes in a number of countries and in settings of varying air quality.
The researchers have proposed a model that may explain how and why air pollution primes the airways for poorer Covid-19 outcomes, said Prof Schuster.
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