The prevalence of smoke only makes residents more vulnerable to the highly contagious disease, according to an expert on air quality measurements and the impact of air pollutants.
SAN FRANCISCO – Kevin Galvin, a water conservation administrator who lives in the Oakland foothills, woke up Monday morning to “dry, smoky air with ash in it,” and the house smelled like the site of a campfire.The hundreds of wildfires ravaging the state, especially the northern and central parts, have badly deteriorated the air quality over large swaths when residents are already at a high risk of pulmonary disease because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At times during the past few days, parts of the Bay Area have been blanketed by a thin layer of ash while enduring the worst air quality in the world. According toMonday afternoon’s rating of 548 west of San Jose was three times higher than the closest global figure. The EPA warns that surgical and cloth masks and bandannas, often used to prevent spread of the coronavirus, don’t protect against smoke inhalation. Higher-grade N-95 masks do to a large extent, but they’re in short supply and mostly reserved for medical workers.
“We’re letting her go out with us on dog walks and to try to get some sunshine,” he said, “but we’re trying to limit her outdoor time a bit, and that’s kind of resulting in more screen time.” “Anecdotally, what you’re seeing is people’s systems are becoming more sensitive to ,” Watson said. “They’re going to be more prone to have more damage. Just the smoke alone induces a lot of asthma, bronchitis, COPDs , so it gives a lot of acute effects that take place right away. That’s just going to weaken the whole system. You’re going to be more susceptible to any other disease just because your system is already overtaxed.
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