Toxic air to make India's Covid-19 fight deadlier, healthcare under strain

Delhi's 28 million people haven't had a single day of clean air since early September, according to World Air Quality Index

As winter sets in, the air hanging over north India thickens with smoke from burning fields, blocking out the sun and making it hard to breathe. This year, that could spell disaster for the country’s battle against the pandemic.

With some of the most polluted cities on the planet and more than 8 million confirmed coronavirus cases, India is battling a medical calamity. Temperatures are falling and cases and pollution are spiking across major cities, including the capital New Delhi, one of the worst-affected areas for smog from the rural burning.

Delhi’s 28 million people haven’t had a single day of clean