NASA satellite pictures reveal pollution levels have plummeted in China since coronavirus outbreak
NASA revealed how pollution levels plummeted in China as a result of coronavirus.
The US space agency said it coincided with the economic slowdown resulting from the outbreak.
It released a graphic showing the difference in concentrations of nitrogen dioxide over China between January 1 and February 25.
Nasa satellites detected a massive drop in gas emitted from cars, power plants and industrial facilities across the country, where the coronavirus originated.
China has imposed restrictions on transport and business and put millions of people into quarantine.
Nasa researcher Fei Liu said: “This is the first time I have seen such a dramatic drop-off over such a wide area for a specific event.”
A fall in the financial crash of 2008 was more gradual, she added.
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As the coronavirus spreads in the UK, four people from the same family tested positive on Sunday. Three of the four caught the killer bug from a man in Surrey who was diagnosed on Friday.
They are among 13 new patients infected with the Covid-19 virus, including the first confirmed case in Scotland.
It is the biggest jump in cases the UK has seen in one day, bringing the total number to 36.
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