Hefei Launches Level III Heavy Pollution Emergency Response

The Hefei Meteorological Emergency Command Office issued a notice on initiating a level 3 emergency response to heavy pollution.

The notice said that after consultation with the Municipal Bureau of Meteorology and Ecology and Environment, it was decided that Hefei City would launch a three-level (yellow) warning and three-level response measures for heavily polluted weather at 12 o’clock on December 27.

Take Precautions

(1) The public is encouraged to minimize energy consumption and use public transportation as much as possible.

(2) It is recommended that children, the elderly, and susceptible groups such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and respiratory diseases patients , primary and secondary schools and kindergartens should stop outdoor activities.