Haze update Oct 12: Singapore's 24-hour PSI forecast to stay in unhealthy range10月12日雾霾最新消息：新加坡24小时空气污染指数（PSI）预计仍将处于不健康范围。
Singapore's air quality remained in the unhealthy range throughout Monday (Oct 12) afternoon, with one-hour PM2.5 readings in the elevated band across the city state.At 7pm, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) ranged from 118 in northern Singapore to 155 in the western and central regions.Readings in southern and eastern Singapore were 122 and 139 respectively,Meanwhile, one-hour PM2.5 concentrations ranged...
Singapore's air quality remained in the unhealthy range throughout Monday (Oct 12) afternoon, with one-hour PM2.5 readings in the elevated band across the city state.
At 7pm, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) ranged from 118 in northern Singapore to 155 in the western and central regions.
Readings in southern and eastern Singapore were 122 and 139 respectively,
Meanwhile, one-hour PM2.5 concentrations ranged from 93 in the eastern region to 135 in western Singapore.
The next highest concentration reading was 115 in central Singapore.
In its daily haze situation update on Monday, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said that moderate to dense smoke plumes continued to be observed from fires in Kalimantan and southern Sumatra, while smoke haze was also observed drifting towards Singapore.
And while rain is forecast over Singapore and parts of the surrounding region, the agency pointed out that dry conditions are expected to persist over parts of southern Sumatra and Kalimantan.
"Smoke haze may continue to drift towards Singapore under the prevailing easterly or southeasterly winds.
"The 24-hr PSI for Singapore is forecast to be in the unhealthy range."
Members of the public are advised to check the latest PM2.5 concentration readings before engaging in outdoor activities.
Haze Subsidy Scheme begins on Oct 12
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.
The move comes as Singapore sees a rising number of people seeking treatment for respiratory ailments amid worsening haze conditions.
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.
周一（10 月 12 日）下午，新加坡的空气质量持续处于不健康水平，整个城市国家的 PM2.5 一小时读数均处于较高水平。
晚上 7 点，新加坡 24 小时污染物标准指数 (PSI) 从北部的 118 到西部和中部地区的 155 不等。
新加坡南部和东部的读数分别为122和139。
与此同时，新加坡东部地区的 PM2.5 一小时浓度为 93，西部地区为 135。
浓度第二高的读数是新加坡中部地区的 115。
新加坡国家环境局（NEA）周一发布的每日烟霾情况通报称，加里曼丹和苏门答腊南部地区的火灾持续产生中度至重度的烟雾，同时还观察到烟霾向新加坡方向飘移。
虽然预计新加坡及周边地区将有降雨，但该机构指出，苏门答腊南部和加里曼丹部分地区预计仍将持续干旱。
“在盛行的东风或东南风的影响下，烟雾可能会继续向新加坡飘去。”
“预计新加坡24小时空气污染指数将处于不健康范围。”
建议公众在进行户外活动前查看最新的PM2.5浓度读数。
雾霾补贴计划将于10月12日开始
卫生部长王乙康宣布，卫生部将于10月12日启动公共卫生应急诊所计划和雾霾补贴计划。
卫生部周日在一份新闻稿中表示，鉴于空气质量恶化，这些计划将帮助新加坡人满足与雾霾相关的医疗需求。
由于雾霾情况日益恶化，新加坡寻求呼吸系统疾病治疗的人数不断增加，因此采取了这一举措。
这是自上周五以来一系列公告中的最新一项。此前，政府的雾霾工作组 (HTF) 宣布了下一阶段的行动计划和建议，以保护公众的健康和福祉，特别是包括老年人、孕妇、儿童以及患有慢性肺病和心脏病的弱势群体。
周一上午，新加坡伊斯兰宗教理事会（MUIS）宣布，将加强清真寺、伊斯兰学校和清真寺附属幼儿园的防雾霾措施。
新加坡伊斯兰宗教理事会（MUIS）表示，如果雾霾情况恶化，这些措施将与政府雾霾工作组自周五以来宣布的下一阶段行动计划和建议保持一致。
新加坡所有四家公共交通运营商周一也表示，鉴于持续的雾霾天气，他们正在向公交车和地铁工作人员提供 N95 口罩。