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A+ A-New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital on Thursday morning plunged to “severe levels” for the second consecutive day, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). The air quality index (AQI) in the city was recorded at 407 at 8:00 am. An AQI between 0-50 is considered “good”, 51-100 “satisfactory”, 101-200 “moderate”, 201-300 “poor”, 301-400 “very poor” and 401-500 “severe”. The AQI near Chandni Chowk, Airport Terminal 3 and Delhi University stood at 448, 305 and 367 respectively. “Heart patients, see the doctor, if get palpitations, shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue,” it stated in its advisory..