Capacity for continued air pollution in the capital / Ministry of Health: Schools and offices should be closed

Abbas Shahsoni, head of the Air Health and Climate Change Group of the Ministry of Health, in an interview with a Fars News Agency health reporter, said that the Ministry of Health had made an urgent request to form a committee yesterday afternoon, adding: “Unfortunately, this meeting was held this morning. Due to the high concentration of air pollutants, it was announced late that schools would be closed.

Noting that the current index of air in the capital is in a very unhealthy range, he added: “This evening, the Meteorological Organization will check the air condition of the capital, but our forecast is that the trend of air pollution will continue, and therefore the Ministry of Health proposes If the trend of air pollution continues, schools and offices will be closed tomorrow.

Shahsoni said that in today’s meeting, no decision has been made to close schools or other centers in the coming days, adding that patients with lung and heart diseases, the elderly and children should not leave their homes and minimize their activities.

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