Direction of pedagogy and psychology group 204 student rakhmatkhojayeva diloromkhon

Cold weather and COVID-19

This year, with COVID-19 circulating in England during winter, for the first time, it is critical that plans are in place to address the interacting risks that could arise from the concurrence of cold and COVID-19.

The potential interactions between the two include:

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  shared risk factors amongst population sub-groups affected by both cold temperatures and COVID-19
  
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  clinical impacts arising due to concurrence of cold weather and COVID-19
  
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  increased exposure to cold temperatures due to change in patterns of energy use at home, fuel poverty and reduced access to warm public spaces
  
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  reduced access to social and community networks and resources
  
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  change in patterns of health and social care use, access and delivery and health seeking behaviour