NEW DELHI: Five million New Delhi children will be given face masks by the government as the city battles heavy smog so toxic that it threatens to force schools to shut.

New Delhi — which has been ranked the most polluted city in the world — experienced hazardous levels of pollution on Friday afternoon, shooting up to as high as 743 particles of 2.5 per cubic meter of toxic substance on the air quality index in some areas.

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