Do Weather Temperature and Median-age affect COVID-19 Transmission?

Aly Zein Elabdeen Kassem

Table (1) shows the most affected cities by COVID-19 in the twenty-four countries that witnessed the pandemic for the first time in January 2020. It is noteworthy that COVID-19 cases are mostly concentrated in the central and northern areas in these countries that represent capitals, densely populated cities, economic and financial centers, especially in developed countries. For instance, California, the USA's economic capital, was the most affected in the far northeast. Likewise, the province of Lampodria in northern Italy, the responsible for 40% of industrial production 2 was the most effected Italian area. Furthermore, COVID-19 has swept through Madrid, the Spanish capital, and the most important financial and economic center 3 . As well, the pandemic was concentrated in Wuhan, the transportation and industry hub in central China 4 , and the capital of China's Hubei Province, the source of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In Germany, the province of Bavaria, the second largest German province in terms of population, the producer of 18% of the gross German domestic product 5 was the most affected. As for France, the pandemic targeted Ile-de-France region in north-central France, which is the richest region in Europe, and the most important French and European region in terms of research, development and innovation. In like manner, the pandemic was concentrated in London, the British capital, As well in Diego, the third largest city in South Korea, besides Stockholm, the Swedish capital, and in capitals of the remain countries in this group.