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Three-hour PSI reaches 113 at 9am, eases in the afternoon

SINGAPORE — There may be occasional slight haze tomorrow (Oct 21), the National Environmental Agency (NEA) said, as hazy conditions experienced yesterday eased at around noon today.

A man is seen wearing a mask to protect himself from the haze as he walks along the Marina Bay Sands Waterfront Promenade at 5.30pm on Oct 6, 2014. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong

A man is seen wearing a mask to protect himself from the haze as he walks along the Marina Bay Sands Waterfront Promenade at 5.30pm on Oct 6, 2014. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong

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SINGAPORE — There may be occasional slight haze tomorrow (Oct 21), the National Environmental Agency (NEA) said, as hazy conditions experienced yesterday eased at around noon today.

The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) is expected to be in the high-end of the moderate range and low-end of the unhealthy range, said the NEA. Thundery showers are expected in the late morning and early afternoon.

Today, smoke haze was visible in eastern Kalimantan and southern Sumatra. The total number of hotspots detected in Sumatra and Kalimantan today was 48 and 171 respectively.

The three-hour PSI peaked at 113 at 9am, and based on the three-hour PSI reading, air quality was unhealthy between 8am and 11am.

Given the air quality forecast for the next 24 hours, the NEA advised healthy people to reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion.

The elderly, pregnant women and children should minimise prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion, while those with chronic lung or heart disease should avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion. Persons who are not feeling well, especially the elderly and children, and those with chronic heart or lung conditions, should seek medical attention.

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