Valley’s worsening pollution puts children at grave risk

Doctors urge better mask use, warn against scooter commutes to school as respiratory illnesses among small children rises sharply.

A few days ago, a five-year-old boy from Kathmandu was rushed to the emergency ward of the Kanti Children's Hospital for a respiratory illness. Doctors said the boy had been suffering from an acute lower tract infection, decreased lung function, and asthma.