PUBLISHED ONOctober 12, 2026 5:55 AMBYSean LerAir quality in the Republic took a turn for the worse after noon on Monday (Oct 12), as the prevailing winds again raised PM2.5 levels, with concentration reading in central Singapore again entering the high band.
At 1pm, one-hour PM2.5 ranged from 91 in southern Singapore to 156 in the central region. The next highest reading of 124 and 116 were recorded in western and eastern Singapore respectively.
Concentration reading of between 151 and 250µg/m3 are in the high band.
Meanwhile, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) ranged from 104 in the northern region to 147 in central and western Singapore.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced that the Ministry of Health will be activating both the Public Health Preparedness Clinic (PHPC) scheme and the Haze Subsidy Scheme on Oct 12.
The schemes will help Singaporeans with their haze-related medical needs given the deterioration in air quality, the Ministry of Health said in a press release on Sunday.
It comes as Singapore is seeing a rising number of people seeking treatment for respiratory ailments as haze conditions worsen.
It is also the latest in a series of announcements since Friday, after the Government's Haze Task Force (HTF) announced its next tier of action plans and advisories to protect the health and well-being of the public, especially vulnerable groups including the elderly, pregnant women, children, and those with chronic lung and heart conditions.
On Monday morning, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) announced that it is stepping up haze preparedness measures across mosques, madrasahs and mosque-based kindergartens.
These measures — should haze conditions worsen — are aligned with the next tier of action plans and advisories announced by the Government's Haze Task Force since Friday, MUIS said.
All four public transport operators in Singapore also said on Monday that they are making N95 masks available to their bus and rail workers amid the ongoing haze.
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