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Jakarta’s air pollution has worsened at least since 2016.
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JAKARTA - Jakarta resident Veronica used to take her daughter, Alchemisha Michelle Veronica, now 10, to a nearby hospital to treat her recurrent eczema, which the latter developed at the age of three.
The condition was sometimes accompanied by bacterial infections. During one such occasion, Alchemisha’s leg had blue bruises and she could not walk.
