Delhi hospitals are seeing rise in footfall of patients suffering from respiratory and breathing complications due to pollution, with doctors advising them, especially the elderly, to stay indoors as much as possible.
The overall air quality index of Delhi was recorded Wednesday at 366 by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Anil Sachdeva, a pulmonologist and pediatrician at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said, "I am seeing about 20 patients a day, and seven out of 10 are complaining of some sort of allergy, cough or respiratory problem, an even watery eyes. Fifty per cent of them are fresh cases."
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