21-Day Lockdown in India Dramatically Reduced Air Pollution Indices in Lucknow and New Delhi, India.

ABSTRACT: In December 2019, the outbreak of viral disease labeled as Novel Coronavirus started in Wuhan, China, which later came to be known as Covid-19. The disease has spread in almost every part of the world and has been declared a global pandemic in March 2020 by World Health Organization (WHO). The corona virus outbreak has emerged as one of the deadliest pandemics of all time in human history. The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has forced several countries of the world to observe complete lockdown forcing people to live in their homes. India also faced the phase of total lockdown for 21 days (in first phase) to avoid the spread of coronavirus to the maximum possible extent. This lockdown impacted the pollution levels of environment and improved air and water quality in the short span owing to ve

SUBMITTER: Srivastava S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7266738 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature