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These are some of the measures officials in Pakistan’s largest province, Punjab, have put in place as record-breaking air pollution chokes the region, hospitalizing hundreds and forcing students and workers to stay home.
Lahore, the capital of Punjab and Pakistan’s second-largest city, on Sunday had its worst air quality ever recorded, prompting the government to shut all primary schools this week. In the days since, the city has been cloaked in toxic, eye-irritating smog. On Thursday, Lahore had the worst air quality of any city in the world, according to IQAir, a Swiss air quality monitoring company.
“The air feels thick, and it’s exhausting just to breathe,” Safdar Masih, 42, a gardener in Lahore, said on Thursday. Even with windows and doors shut, the smog had seeped into homes, he said.
On Wednesday, the authorities announced new public health measures, expanding the school closures to include all secondary schools until Nov. 17, and advising residents to wear masks in public spaces. The directives will affect more than 70 million people in the province. In Lahore, home to 13 million people, the authorities have ordered half of all workers to stay at home.
“This is a critical situation,” Marriyum Aurangzeb, a senior minister in Punjab Province, said at a news conference on Wednesday. She warned that the poor air quality could linger for another 10 days.
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