Singapore Schools Open After 1st Closure in 12 Years on Haze
- Pollutant index worsens in Singapore on Monday morning
- Economic impact expected if haze prolongs: Mizuho economist
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Singapore schools reopened on Monday after pollution from Indonesian forest fires led to their first closure in 12 years on Friday, while Malaysia closed more education institutions as the air quality remains unhealthy in some areas near Kuala Lumpur.
The three-hour pollutant standards index in Singapore worsened on Monday morning, rising to 161 at 11 a.m. in the upper end of the "unhealthy range" after the city-state got some respite with the air quality in the moderate for most of the weekend. The measure had climbed to the year’s high of 341 on Friday morning, entering the hazardous level for the first time. A reading exceeding 300 is classified as “hazardous”.