Beijing Schools Suspend Outdoor Activity on Smog, Xinhua Says
- City issues orange air-quality alert for Monday to Wednesday
- Concentrations of PM2.5 reached 666 on Dec. 1; now at 117
Beijing’s skies have only just cleared after concentrations of PM2.5 -- the pollutants that pose the greatest risk to human health -- reached 666 micrograms per cubic meter on Dec. 1. The World Health Organization recommends average exposure over a 24-hour period of no higher than 25 micrograms per cubic meter.
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Elementary and middle schools in Beijing will suspend outdoor activities after China’s capital issued an orange alert for smog next week, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
The suspension also covers kindergartens and extracurricular training schools and will remain in force during the alert from Monday to Wednesday, Xinhua reported, citing the city’s Commission of Education.