Delhi’s air quality continued to deteriorate on Sunday, recording an overall AQI of 377 in the morning, with several areas such as Anand Vihar, Chandni Chowk, RK Puram, and Rohini crossing the 400 mark, putting them in the ‘severe’ category. The city woke up to a thick blanket of smog as pollution levels remained high. Former AIIMS doctor and pulmonologist Dr Gopi Chand Khilnani has advised residents, especially those suffering from chronic respiratory or heart diseases, to leave Delhi for about 6–8 weeks if possible. Speaking to The Indian Express, Dr Khilnani, who now chairs the PSRI Institute of Pulmonary, said that those who can relocate to less polluted areas should do so to protect themselves from worsening health conditions such as breathlessness and oxygen dependency. He highli

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