Pulmonologists at Kamineni Hospitals in Hyderabad have warned of a seasonal rise in asthma, COPD, bronchitis, and pneumonia cases due to high humidity and damp indoor conditions during the monsoon.
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati in the US found that a one-unit increase in particulate matter 2.5 was associated with a 60 per cent higher chance of hospitalisation for Covid-19 patients.
