The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has brought many hardships. At the time of writing, the current global death count is 469,587, while the current global cases count is 8,993,659 and rising (WHO). For the time being, our way of life has changed. Non-essential travel, socializing, appointments, and purchases have been placed on hold.

In the wake of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic that began in 2019, Breathe California Sacramento Region sought to share public health and air quality-related news and studies about the pandemic. We’ll be updating this blog on a regular basis with a selection of stories in which they offer comments and context.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all our lives in ways we could hardly imagine. During these stressful and confusing times, we brought a weekly Coronavirus update to our newsletter readers. We sought to provide heavily researched, trustworthy information on the impact of the pandemic in public health, air quality, tobacco control, the environment and more.