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Last Updated:October 21, 2025, 3:47 pm IST Doctors recommend wearing either N95 or N99 masks in heavy smog and, in a situation when breathing becomes difficult, N100 masks are advised Doctors and health experts recommend the use of masks as a protective measure while stepping outside in Delhi’s highly toxic air. (Image: News18) Delhi’s air…
New Delhi: While the rapid spread of Covid-19 can be attributed mainly to the high transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a new study has linked the high incidence and mortality rates with environmental factors, particularly with PM2.5. Researchers from the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan proposed the theory that PM2.5 influenced the…
Last Updated:November 02, 2024, 1:40 PM IST Of the 38 air quality monitoring stations, PM2.5 concentrations exceeded the critical threshold of 900 µg/m³ in nine stations, indicating massive build-up of pollutants PM2.5 concentrations shot up by nearly 46 per cent from October 28 through October 31 — a time when bursting of firecrackers also hit…