Air pollution reaches alarming levels, Beijing orders schools to stop outdoor activities
Information from the Beijing air quality monitoring network shows that the PM2.5 index has reached serious pollution levels.
Facing the air pollution that is attacking Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Department of Education (China) has just requested that middle schools, primary schools, kindergartens, educational units, and sports halls in the area stop outdoor physical activities from today (March 10).
City Department of EducationBeijinghas issued a notice on initiating the yellow emergency response level on air pollution, requiring secondary schools, primary schools, kindergartens and educational units, and sports halls in the area to stop outdoor physical activities from March 10.
Schools in Beijing also said they would replace outdoor physical education classes with indoor activities or physical education sessions.
Information from the Beijing air quality monitoring network this morning said that the PM2.5 index (index of dust particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less in 1 cubic meter of air) measured here was 254 micrograms/m3– reached serious pollution levels.
In addition to requiring environmental sanitation agencies to increase cleaning and sanitation activities, and law enforcement agencies to increase monitoring and punishment of violations, the Beijing city government also warned people to limit outdoor activities, especially those with respiratory and cardiovascular problems should not stay outdoors for long periods of time./.