With winter approaching, Delhi is once again facing its annual pollution crisis and experiencing hazardous air quality. Smog is blurring the national capital's skyline and the toxic air is posing a major health risk to children.

Paediatric wards across Delhi-NCR are witnessing surge in respiratory illnesses, which are a combination of pollution-related issues and infections that are becoming unusually severe.

Doctors have confirmed that this season has seen an unusual spike in both viral as well as bacterial infections. Pollution, which is a silent killer, is worsening the damage and leaving children wheezing for weeks.

Pollution a silent amplifier

Physicians have noted that seasonal viruses have reemerged with greater intensity this season. "Right now, we are witnessing a surge of bot

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