“It was November 3, 2023 morning. I woke up on this cold winter morning and walked to the window. I could not see the building ahead of me just 100 meters away. It was like I was living in a smoke cylinder. It was a working day and as I read the newspaper during breakfast, I realized that I could not take my car to the office for the next couple of days since it is a Bharat Stage (BS) 4/IV car. The BS3 and BS4 cars were banned from plying in Delhi as the government is trying to reduce the pollution. While I was glad to see some action taken to clean the air in Delhi, the struggle remains: Increasing cab fares, non-availability of cabs, and constantly increasing surcharge on the cab-booking apps, and more”, from the diary of a Delhiite.But is banning vehicles the only solution to clean the air in Delhi?
The World Health Organization recommends at least five beds for a population of 1,000, ten times more than what the country had accomplished since its freedom.
According to WHO, the first known confirmed infection was from a specimen collected on November 9. In other words, the new variant has been present in certain pockets of South Africa for at least 15 days.
Pandemic may end up either achieving herd immunity naturally or through a vaccine. However, few experts believe India is getting closer to herd immunity naturally, but many are sceptical and relying on vaccines.
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