Beijing Pollution Prompts Second Day of Warnings to Stay Indoors
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Beijing residents were warned to stay indoors for a second day due to “severe” pollution as northern China remained cloaked in smog.
Air quality indexes in the cities of Shijiazhuang, Handan, Xingtai and Hengshui in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, and Xi’an in Shaanxi province, had reached the maximum of 500 at 11:00 a.m., data from the China National Environment Monitoring Center showed. At this “severe” level, the worst of six on the government’s scale, the young, elderly and ill should stay inside, and others should avoid outdoor activities.