PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MoH) advised the public in areas with unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings to take preventive measures to reduce the impact on their health.Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said measures that can be taken include reducing outdoor physical activities and using face mask when outdoors.“Physical activities will increase the breathing rate causing more suspended particles to enter the respiratory tract and this situation can increase the risk of diseases due to haze,“ he said in a statement today.He also advised the public to be aware of changes in air quality levels in their respective areas by checking with the Department of Environment’s (DoE) official website https://apims.doe.gov.my/home.html.???The MoH will continue to monitor haze-related diseases at sentinel clinics from time to time,“ he said…
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