Shanghai Warns Children to Stay Indoors on ‘Heavy Pollution’
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Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as PM2.5 levels reached almost six times that recommended by the World Health Organization for safe breathing.
The air quality index was 201 as of 7 a.m., indicating “heavy pollution,” second worst in a six-tier system, according to the website of the city’s environmental monitoring center.