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The deadly link between COVID-19 and air pollution

The India Gate war memorial is pictured after air pollution level started to drop during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 8, 2020

Clean air and clear skies in Delhi during India's COVID-19 lockdown Image: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Arvind Kumar
Founder and Managing Trustee, Lung Care Foundation of India; Chairman, Centre for Chest Surgery and Director, Institute of Robotic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Jane Burston
Chief Executive Officer, Clean Air Fund
Josh Karliner
International Director for Program and Strategy, Health Care Without Harm
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