A three-digit reading on the air pollution index would normally unsettle the public, but not in Beijing, and certainly not these days.
Indeed, the smog-stricken Beijing residents are much relieved by the descending 281 reading published on Monday, which state broadcaster CCTV called “ an evident improvement”.
The levels of PM 2.5-tiny particulate matter surged to 500 on Saturday, the highest level on the official monitoring chart and 20 times the daily level considered safe by World Health Organisation.
Beijing Meteorological Bureau issued its first and highest level orange smog warning, while experts advised people against going outside.
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