Charles Chikodili Anukwonke*, Gladys Mwaka Holeh, Sharon Soneni Zvinowanda and Mohsen Pourmohammad Shahvar
COVID-19 is a universal fret. The study attempts to scrutinize the salient environmental impacts of the pandemic on climate, water supply and effects on animals which have not been conspicuous. While global data on mean surface temperature was generated from Copernicus Climate Change Service/ ECMWF for the period 2019 and 2020, desk survey on the survival rates of coronaviruses in effluents and case studies on animal susceptibility was revealing. A drop in temperature due to decreased greenhouse gas emissions during the lockdown for CO2 and NO2 was evident. For example, average CO2 emissions dropped from 50 g/kWh to 12 g/kWh during the March to April 2020 period. Case reviews on animals susceptible to the virus revealed the leading number of events in the U.S, China and Belgium. The study situated the policy implications with elaborate recommendations on prompt environmental monitoring and awareness necessary to realize the ecological sustainability of future concerns.
