With Coronavirus Lockdown, India's Cities See Clear Blue Skies As Air Pollution Drops
India has ordered 1.3 billion people to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown seems to have inadvertently solved, at least temporarily, another public health crisis: air pollution.
In India, the coronavirus cloud has a silver lining: clear blue skies.
India entered the world's biggest lockdown last month and the government ordered 1.3 billion people to stay home as the number of coronavirus cases climbed.
The jury is still outwith the number of new cases rising steadily. But the lockdown measures seem to have inadvertently solved, at least temporarily, another public health crisis: air pollution.
