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Pollution may make people more vulnerable to Covid-19: Experts explain how

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NEW DELHI : Air pollution may increase transmissibility of the novel coronavirus making people more vulnerable to the disease and aggravating the COVID-19 situation, experts have said, while warning that those who have had the infection in the past may also have to face new challenges.With winters approaching and easing of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Delhi-NCR is bracing for months of poor air quality.

The national capital's air quality was in the 'poor' category on Sunday morning.According to doctors, respiratory illnesses like viral influenza increase with a spike in pollution levels as poor air quality leads to inflammation in the lungs making it more vulnerable for the virus to penetrate."This year, we have COVID-19.

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