Covid and air pollution, the double pandemic hitting New Delhi
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A policeman in the middle of New Delhi traffic wears a mask to protect himself from pollution.
REUTERS / Adnan Abidi
By: Sébastien Farcis Follow
21 min
New Delhi, the most polluted capital in the world and its 20 million inhabitants therefore have weakened lungs.
In recent months, they have therefore been hit even harder by Covid-19, which is above all a lung disease.
In hospitals, doctors talk about devastating cumulative effects.
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Covid and air pollution, the double pandemic that is hitting New Delhi, a Grand report by Sébastien Farcis.
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