Effect of Saharan Dust Events on Healthcare Services of COVID-19 Patients in Three Metropolitan Hospitals of Puerto Rico using NASA Earth Observation Data and Executive Orders: An Ecological Study

Edgar Perez-Matias1, Ana P Ortiz-Martinez2, Aluisio Pimenta-Oliveira1, Cynthia M Perez-Cardona3, David E De Angel Sola Dr.4, Maite Morales-Medina5 and Pablo Mendez-Lazaro1, (1)University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Environmental Health Department, San Juan, PR, United States, (2)University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, San Juan, PR, United States, (3)University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, San Juan, United States, (4)Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System, Pediatrics - Respiratory Medicine Department, New Haven, CT, United States, (5)University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Environmental Health Department, San Juan, United States