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Noida doctors report more respiratory complaints after Diwali
Noida doctors are seeing more patients with breathing problems after Diwali, as firecracker emissions added to already poor air quality across Delhi-NCR.
Symptoms include persistent cough, throat irritation, wheezing and breathlessness, and some patients had no previous respiratory illness.
At one Noida hospital, pulmonologists said they were seeing 20 to 30 new patients a day with respiratory complaints.
Noida's air quality index was 327, classified as “very poor” in the latest update given in the story.
Doctors said pollution can inflame airways and worsen respiratory illness, but cautioned that it cannot be treated as the sole cause of serious cases.
Poor air can aggravate breathing problems and increase health risks, including for people with asthma or chronic lung disease.
Doctors advise checking air quality, wearing a well-fitted N95 mask outdoors and avoiding strenuous exercise when pollution is high; people with asthma or COPD should keep following their prescribed treatment plans.
Noida doctors reported more patients with cough, throat irritation, wheezing and breathlessness after Diwali.
Some patients had no previous history of respiratory illness, doctors said.
Fortis Hospital in Sector 62 was seeing 20 to 30 new patients daily with respiratory complaints.
Noida’s air quality index was 327 in the latest 9pm update cited by Hindustan Times, in the “very poor” category.
Doctors advised residents to monitor air quality, wear fitted N95 masks outdoors and avoid strenuous outdoor exercise when pollution is high.
- Who
- Doctors and hospitals in Noida reported a rise in respiratory complaints.
- What
- Patients reported symptoms including cough, throat irritation, wheezing and breathlessness. Some had no previous respiratory illness.
- When
- After Diwali; the article was published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Noida, in the Delhi-NCR region.
- Why
- Doctors said post-Diwali air pollution added to the respiratory health burden. They cautioned that pollution could not be considered the sole cause of individual illnesses.
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Felix Hospital received around 12 patients with respiratory complaints and burn injuries.
Delhi and Noida woke to toxic air, with firecracker emissions adding to already poor air quality.
Yatharth Hospital reported four respiratory cases, according to its senior consultant and head of pulmonology.
Noida’s AQI stood at 327, in the “very poor” category.
- Fortis Hospital
- 20–30 new patients daily with respiratory complaints
- Fortis location
- Sector 62, Noida
- Yatharth Hospital
- Four cases reported on Monday
- Felix Hospital
- Around 12 patients with respiratory complaints and burn injuries between 8 pm and midnight on Diwali
- Noida AQI
- 327 in the 9 pm update, classified as “very poor
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What people are saying
Patients are presenting with cough, throat irritation, nasal congestion, sneezing, wheezing and breathlessness. We are also seeing fresh cases among people who have never had these conditions before.
On Diwali, the patient load in our emergency department was almost double the usual.