People stay indoors, brisk sales of surgical masks reported

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AYE AT JURONG AT 5PM YESTERDAY: A Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading of 106, within the unhealthy range, was reported in the west of Singapore. EAST COAST PARK AT 6.16PM YESTERDAY:People fishing at East Coast Park, when the 24-hour PSI reading i
AYE AT JURONG AT 5PM YESTERDAY: A Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading of 106, within the unhealthy range, was reported in the west of Singapore. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
AYE AT JURONG AT 5PM YESTERDAY: A Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading of 106, within the unhealthy range, was reported in the west of Singapore. EAST COAST PARK AT 6.16PM YESTERDAY:People fishing at East Coast Park, when the 24-hour PSI reading i
EAST COAST PARK AT 6.16PM YESTERDAY: People fishing at East Coast Park, when the 24-hour PSI reading in the east of Singapore was 88. The NEA advises the public to cut down on outdoor activities when the PSI hits the unhealthy range of 101 to 200. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
AYE AT JURONG AT 5PM YESTERDAY: A Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading of 106, within the unhealthy range, was reported in the west of Singapore. EAST COAST PARK AT 6.16PM YESTERDAY:People fishing at East Coast Park, when the 24-hour PSI reading i
VIEW FROM LITTLE INDIA AT 1.17PM YESTERDAY: The Singapore skyline was a blur when the PSI reading was at 114 (three-hour range). ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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Sep 19, 2019, 04:00 PM
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Sep 15, 2019, 05:00 AM
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With air quality moving into unhealthy levels for the first time in three years yesterday, people huddled in restaurants in air-conditioned malls, while pharmacies reported brisk sales of surgical masks.

The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) stood between 92 and 110 at 8pm yesterday, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA). Readings from 101 to 200 are considered unhealthy.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 15, 2019, with the headline People stay indoors, brisk sales of surgical masks reported. Subscribe

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