Lockdowns give Europe's cities cleaner air

By Kate Abnett
Updated March 30 2020 - 9:28am, first published 9:21am
Many European countries have curbed road transport and slowed output at factories.
Many European countries have curbed road transport and slowed output at factories.

Air pollution has decreased in urban areas across Europe during lockdowns to combat the coronavirus, new satellite images shows, but campaigners warn city-dwellers are still more vulnerable to the epidemic.

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