Special: Singapore's worst haze in history
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SINGAPORE - The 3-hour PSI reading stood at 78 at 2pm on Sunday. This is down from the last PSI reading of 90 at 11am.
Friday's 12 noon PSI of 401 was a new all-time high after the 371 reading on Thursday afternoon at 1pm.
A PSI reading of 101 to 200 means air quality is in the "unhealthy" range and 201 to 300 means "very unhealthy".
Anything above that means "hazardous".
Please check back on AsiaOne for hourly PSI updates.
HEALTH ADVISORY
Healthy people
- Avoid prolonged/strenuous outdoor physical exertion
- Wear N95 mask if prolonged and strenuous outdoor activity is unavoidable
Elderly, pregnant women and children
- Avoid all outdoor activity
- Wear N95 mask if prolonged outdoor activity is unavoidable
People with chronic medical conditions especially lung or heart disease
- Avoid all outdoor activity
- Wear N95 mask if prolonged outdoor activity is unavoidable
Those who are not feeling well are advised to seek medical attention.
Employers are advised to provide suitable respirators to all employees carrying out outdoor work. They should also deploy susceptible employees to work indoors, preferably doing work which is not physically strenuous.
MOH has activated the hospitals to prepare for the anticipated increase in the number of cases of asthma, bronchitis and conjunctivitis.
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PSI UPDATES
- June 22: Haze situation improves, PSI drops to 73 at 5pm
- June 22: PSI climbs to 326, haze expected to persist over weekend
- June 21: PSI dropping steadily, 139 as of 6pm
- June 21: PSI hits a new high of 400 at 11am
- June 20: Very unhealthy' air expected on Friday
- June 20: PSI drops to 268; concentration of fine particles up
- June 20: PSI jumps to 371, in "hazardous" range again
- June 19: Singapore haze hits 'hazardous' levels of PSI 321 before easing to 282
- June 19: PSI climbs steeply to 152, back in "unhealthy" range
- June 18: Haze situation improves as PSI drops within 'moderate' range
LATEST NEWS ON HAZE IN SINGAPORE
- Demand for N95 face masks pushes up prices
- NEA explains improvement in hazy conditions this weekend
- Air-con, fans for subsidised wards as haze continues
- Free masks for the poor from Sunday
- Palm oil companies behind Singapore smog, says Greenpeace
- Air purifiers sold out at major stores
- Haze update: NUH reports increase in number of emergency attendances
- S'pore government to do all it can to tackle haze within international law
- SMRT to reduce train speed due to low visibility caused by haze
- Football, netball and sailing competitions postponed on health concern
- 'It's the worst haze S'pore has ever faced'
- Govt to give out free N95 masks to 200,000 needy households
- Indonesian fires worsen, Singapore smog sets record
- Community leaders spearhead fight against dengue and haze
- ESM Goh: 'The Singapore Child is being suffocated'
- Business as usual for NTUC despite haze
- RWS to close 3 outdoor attractions due to haze
- 20 cent face masks for sale at flea market
- Welfare groups get funds to help members deal with haze
- Singapore's economy starts to choke on Indonesia smoke
- Nasa captures stunning image of fumes billowing from Sumatra to Singapore
- Singapore Muslims advised to skip mosques in haze
- Only rain can save Singapore from the haze now
- As PSI rises, sales of face masks soar
- NEA: No proof that haze reduces dengue cases
- Seletar Airport closed due to poor visibility caused by haze
- Some schools suspend outdoor activities due to haze
- Apocalyptic scenes as smog engulfs Singapore
- There is sufficient stock of N95 masks: Health Ministry
- Singapore and Indonesian officials discuss haze situation
- Haze Inter-Ministerial Committee to be formed
- Singapore PM says haze from Indonesia fires may last for weeks
- Singapore Flyer to close temporarily due to haze
- More firms suspend operations, allow staff to stay home due to haze
- Medical subsidies for needy Singaporeans who fall ill from the haze: PM Lee
- NTUC urges employers to safeguard workers' health as haze persists
- Singaporeans: Can more be done to tackle the haze?
- Palm oil companies listed in Singapore deny using fire to clear land
- Haze will get worse before getting better: Balakrishnan
- Usefulness of PSI called into question
- Doctors gearing up for flood of patients affected by haze
- Goh Chok Tong backs call for Indonesia to identify firms behind haze
- Worsening haze angers Singaporeans, tourists
- Haze taskforce convened as PSI soared to record level
- Smoky air drives many indoors
- Masks and air purifiers: Going, going, gone
- Haze update: PM Lee says Singapore urging Indonesia to take action to reduce haze
- Name errant companies responsible for the haze: Balakrishnan
- ASEAN ministers to discuss haze problem
- Singapore alerts Indonesia on haze problem; asks for urgent action
LATEST NEWS ON HAZE IN MALAYSIA
- Improvement in two areas in Johor but API still unhealthy
- Malacca to have health curfew if API gets worse
- More flocking to clinics, pharmacies and Chinese medicine shops
- Malaysia's east coast hit by the haze too
- Malaysia set to fight peat fires
- Extreme weather, water shortage impede fire extinguishing efforts in Riau
- PM Najib urges caution as haze worsens in Malaysia
Other reigional haze updates
- Indonesia starts cloud seeding operations
- Indonesia fights fires, faces ire as smog blankets Singapore
- Brunei also hit by haze, visibility drops
- Haze source 'may be' fire on Riau land parcel 4 times size of Ang Mo Kio
- Indonesia blames eight firms for fires affecting region
- Air pollution becomes Asia's migraine
- Indonesia to use rain-making technology to stop fires
- Indonesia says S'pore 'behaving like a child' over haze
- Singapore, Indonesia to hold talks on smog crisis
- Four times as many hotspots in Sumatra now
- Worst haze in 16 years sparks diplomatic tension
