How air pollution exacerbates Covid-19 - BBC Future

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200427-how-air-pollution-exacerbates-covid-19 

To deter people from getting in their cars, Milan will create 35km of new cycle paths to make cycling and scooter transport more accessible. Milan metro will only run at 30% capacity to allow for social distancing, reducing the number of passengers it can carry from 1.4 million to 400,000 people.

It is crucial that governments invest in a more sustainable society, experts say. “Today we recognise that the world can change on a dime,” McCarthy said. “We have to invest those stimulus dollars towards a better future [and] be prepared to respond to pandemics like this.”