Outdoor, non-aircon ActiveSG facilities temporarily closed due to haze: Sport Singapore

Outdoor and non-air conditioned facilities at all ActiveSG sports centres have been temporarily closed due to the evolving haze situation, Sport Singapore (SportSG) announced on Friday (Oct 17) noon.

In its latest advisory, SportSG said that the move is part of its precautionary measures to safeguard the well-being of its facility users.

Indoor and air-conditioned facilities, however, will remain open at all ActiveSG sport centres, it added.

Since Wednesday, SportSG has been announcing the temporary closure of some facilities based on the latest hourly PM2.5 concentration reading.

According to the National Environment Agency's outdoor activities planning guide, healthy persons should avoid all strenuous outdoor activities for the next hour, when PM2.5 is in the high band (readings of between 151 and 250).

Vulnerable persons, including the elderly, pregnant women, children, and those with chronic lung disease or heart disease, are advised to avoid all outdoor activity for the next hour in such conditions.

Air quality in Singapore deteriorated on Friday , with 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in the very unhealthy range in the central, eastern and western regions.

At 1pm, hourly PM2.5 is in the high band across Singapore.

新加坡体育理事会（SportSG）于周五（10月17日）中午宣布，由于雾霾情况不断变化，所有ActiveSG体育中心的室外和非空调设施已暂时关闭。

新加坡体育理事会（SportSG）在其最新公告中表示，此举是为保障场馆使用者的健康而采取的预防措施之一。

声明还补充说，ActiveSG所有体育中心的室内和空调设施将继续开放。

自周三以来，新加坡体育理事会（SportSG）根据最新的每小时 PM2.5 浓度读数，宣布暂时关闭部分设施。

根据国家环境局的户外活动规划指南，当 PM2.5 处于高浓度区间（读数在 151 至 250 之间）时，健康人士应在接下来的一个小时内避免所有剧烈的户外活动。

在这种情况下，建议老年人、孕妇、儿童以及患有慢性肺病或心脏病的弱势群体在接下来的一个小时内避免所有户外活动。

新加坡周五空气质量恶化，中部、东部和西部地区的 24 小时污染物标准指数 (PSI) 均处于非常不健康的范围内。

下午 1 点，新加坡各地 PM2.5 浓度处于高位。