Asthma, allergy cases rise as smog engulfs city areas

Jalandhar | Sunday | 3rd November, 2019

Summary:

The weather and air pollution are getting worse in the region for the past three days and cases of severe breathlessness, asthma and allergy have sharply risen. Doctors and experts say that besides rise in fresh cases, health complications had aggravated in people having a history of asthma, allergy or other related ailments. But now, these have gone up to 60 per cent,” said Dr Sanjiv Sharma, allergy specialist. Hence, they should take extra care and try not to venture during wee hours and at dusk when the toxic level is the highest. More than evening hours, the wee hours pose a threat to drivers as the smog cover is thick that time,” said Hardik Sharma, a resident of the Urban Estate..