Delhi AQI saw no signs of improvement on Monday, November 3, as the city woke up to another ‘very poor’ air quality day. The toxic haze continues to envelop the city days after Delhi suffered its worst post-Diwali air, as per Central Pollution Control Board.

The gloomy mornings and sleepless nights are also coming with terrible consequences for health, as the dense concentration of pollutants are leading to a jump in cases of respiratory distress with pulmonologists in the city reporting a 30% jump in patients with breathing difficulties, asthma flare-ups, and allergic bronchitis within just two days after Diwali, according to a PTI report.

‘It’s certainly a health emergency’

The deadly combo of smoke from crackers, stagnant air, and stubble burning has complicated things for patient

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