IN PICS | Delhi NCR Covered In Smog, Capital's AQI Reaches 530. Studies Suggests Covid-19 Lasts Longer In Polluted Air

Delhi NCR was engulfed in smog reducing the visiblity and bringing the air quality low the day after Diwali. (Image Source: PTI)

AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that studies indicate COVID-19 can last longer in polluted air. (Image Source: PTI)

Research strongly indicates that COVID-19 can multiply and it's impact can increase in polluted air, which could increase spread and hospitalisations, Dr Guleria warned. (Image Source: PTI)

Owing to the smog that covered the national capital largely due to the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali, breathing has become difficult for residents. (Image Source: PTI)

Despite the banned on firecrackers, Delhi residents did not follow the rules that were set and even flouted Covid-19 protocols. (Image Source: PTI)

Pollution in Delhi-NCR was on the lower end for quite some time, but just like every year, stubble burning, firecrackers, other reasons have increased pollution in the state and the entire Indo-Gangetic belt. (Image Source: PTI)

As an emergency measure, the Delhi government has started spraying water on roads with the help of anti-smog water tanks to reduce air pollution. (Image Source: PTI)

Delhi Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, it has also banned 92 construction sites for violating norms. (Image Source: PTI)

Weather expets expect that the air quality in the national capital will improve slightly on Saturday due to higher wind speeds, which are expected to clear out pollutants in the air over the next two days. (Image Source: PTI)

Delhi government has been spraying water to settle the dust and better the air quality in certain parts of the city. (Image Source: PTI)