The corona virus-2019 (COVID-19) is ravaging the whole world. Scientists have been trying to acquire more knowledge on different aspects of COVID-19. This study attempts to determine the effects of COVID-19, on a large population, which has already been persistently exposed to various atmospheric pollutants in different parts of India. Atmospheric pollutants and COVID-19 data, obtained from online resources, were used in this study. This study has shown strong positive correlation between the concentration of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and both the absolute number of COVID-19 deaths (r = 0.79, p < 0.05) and case fatality rate (r = 0.74, p < 0.05) in India. Statistical analysis of the amount of annual fossil fuels consumption in transportation, and the annual average concentration of the atmospheric PM_2.5, PM₁₀, NO₂, in the different states of India, suggest that one of the main sources of atmospheric NO₂ is from fossil fuels combustion in transportation. It is suggested that homeless, poverty-stricken Indians, hawkers, roadside vendors, and many others who are regularly exposed to vehicular exhaust, may be at a higher risk in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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车辆排放中的二氧化氮 (NO2) 暴露可能会增加印度 COVID-19 大流行病的死亡率：一个观点。

2019 年冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 正在肆虐全世界。科学家们一直在努力获取有关 COVID-19 不同方面的更多知识。这项研究试图确定 COVID-19 对大量人口的影响，这些人口已经持续暴露于印度不同地区的各种大气污染物。本研究使用了从在线资源获得的大气污染物和 COVID-19 数据。该研究表明，大气二氧化氮 (NO ₂ ) 浓度与 COVID-19 死亡的绝对人数 (r = 0.79, p  < 0.05) 和病死率 (r = 0.74, p < 0.05) 在印度。对印度各州每年交通运输化石燃料消耗量以及大气 PM _2.5、PM ₁₀、NO ₂的年平均浓度进行统计分析表明，大气中 NO ₂的主要来源之一来自运输中的化石燃料燃烧。建议无家可归、贫困的印度人、小贩、路边小贩和许多其他经常暴露在汽车尾气中的人，在 COVID-19 大流行中可能面临更高的风险。