A recent Harvard analysis is the first study to show a statistical link between COVID-19 deaths and other diseases associated with long-term exposure to fine particulate matter. In an analysis of 3,080 counties in the United States, researchers at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that higher levels of the tiny, dangerous particles in air known as PM 2.5 were associated with higher death rates from the disease. The paper goes on to suggest that just a slight increase in long-term pollution exposure could have serious coronavirus-related consequences, even accounting for other factors like smoking rates and population density. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCOS #BBCOutsideSource

The government’s daily stats and graphs tell one story about how coronavirus has impacted the UK – but data released today reveals much more. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F Each day a government minister, flanked by scientists and officials, reveals the latest data on how severe the UK’s coronavirus pandemic has become. But other data, such as that revealed by the Office for National Statistics, adds vital context and information to the story told by the government. Has the profound attempt to protect the NHS from being overwhelmed by coronavirus had a secondary impact on medical care more generally? James Clayton reports and Kirsty Wark is joined by former health minister Philip Dunne MP, and LSE Assistant Professor in Global Health Clare Wenham #Coronavirus #Covid19 Newsnight is the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs TV programme – with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight