The average air quality index (AQI) reading in Delhi was on the higher side of the Very Poor (301-400) category on Thursday (October 30), making it among the most polluted days of the year so far. As air pollution levels rise in Delhi-NCR, complaints of respiratory issues have been increasing over the last 10 days, senior pulmonologist Dr Gopi Chand Khilnani, chairman of PSRI Institute of Pulmonary, Critical care and Sleep Medicine, said in an interview with The Indian Express. Air pollution can lead to severe forms of viral or bacterial pneumonia with high mortality rates, Dr Khilnani said. His advice to all those with chronic conditions: if possible, go away from Delhi until the middle or end of December.

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