VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 23
23/01/2021 10:35 GMT+7
Hanoi’s air quality continues worsening
Hanoi’s air pollution has continued worsening in many areas, posing health risks for local residents.
According to the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the air quality index at the city’s 34 air monitoring stations this morning, January 21 faced extremely severe pollution. Four stations located in Thanh Xuan District, Cau Giay District and Hoan Kiem District had the worst results.
The department’s Environmental Protection Board said that the content of high fine particulate matters of PM 2.5 and PM 10 increased by 1.3-2 times against the day before.
Weather conditions with the thick dense smog and high moisture is among the major causes of the serious pollution in the city, the board added.
Tightening COVID-19 prevention and control measures in Hanoi
On January 21, a meeting of municipal Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control took place in Hanoi to propose measures to tighten COVID-19 prevention and control.
The meeting of municipal Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Source: VNA)
At the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung has required departments, agencies, mass organisations and people to continue seriously comply with the Prime Minister and municipal authorities’ instructions on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control.
Mr. Dung particularly asked the public security force to closely monitor entries from abroad and punishing illegal immigrants and violators of pandemic prevention and control regulations, reported VNA.