{"id":599829,"date":"2025-11-28T19:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/599829\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T19:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:45:32","slug":"delhi-cardiologist-with-40-years-experience-shares-a-practical-survival-guide-to-withstand-the-citys-severe-aqi-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/599829\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi cardiologist with 40 years experience shares a practical survival guide to withstand the city’s severe AQI crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As winter sets in, Delhi once again finds itself shrouded in a thick blanket of toxic smog, with the air quality<\/a> dipping into \u2018poor\u2019 or worse for several consecutive days. This seasonal decline has become an almost predictable pattern, with pollution <\/a>levels steadily worsening year after year – yet the health risks remain just as severe. In such conditions, protecting yourself is no longer optional but essential.<\/p>\n

\"Delhi's Delhi’s air pollution crisis has taken the form of a severe health emergency is the city. (ANI) <\/p>\n

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Dr Alok Chopra, the founder-director and consultant cardiologist <\/a>at Delhi\u2019s Aashlok Hospital, with 40 years of experience, has shared a practical survival guide for the severe air-pollution crisis gripping the city and its residents. In an Instagram video posted on 27 November, the cardiologist stresses that the real concern is how deeply Delhi\u2019s poor air quality<\/a> has been normalised, and he goes on to share key precautions the public must follow for their own safety.<\/p>\n

Air pollution shouldn\u2019t be normalised<\/p>\n

In his Instagram video, Dr Chopra admits, \u201cI have lived in Delhi for 72 years and today I’m saying something I never imagined I would say. I am ashamed of what my city has become. I am Dr Alok Chopra. Delhi is not just my birthplace. It’s my home. It’s where I grew up. Where my children grew up. Where every memory of mine lives. And today we are breathing some of the most toxic air on this planet.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he points out that this crisis did not emerge suddenly – Delhi\u2019s air quality has been steadily deteriorating over the past decade. The cardiologist recalls, \u201cBack in 2017, many of us doctors marched at India Gate. We warned that this crisis was coming. Well, it came and it stayed and now it shapes the way we live every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most alarming part, Dr Chopra warns, is that the public has begun to normalise this reality, and many no longer bother to take precautions. He notes, \u201cWhat troubles me most is how normal everyone has made it. People have stopped wearing masks. Children still go to school on hazardous days. We look around and think if nobody else is doing anything, why should I? Let me say this clearly. This is not normal and it should never be treated like this. And as a doctor, here is what I would advise you must do right now to protect yourself during this severe air pollution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Step 1: the basics<\/p>\n