SINGAPORE — When the haze situation in 2015 became so severe that it led to school closures, it came as a terrible shock to Ms Michelle, who did not make any preparations since she did not expect the air quality level to worsen.
Having learnt her lesson, the 50-year-old is now gearing up for the coming haze season by purchasing an air purifier.
occurring in Southeast Asia this year, although the situation is unlikely be as severe as in 2015, when the 24-hour pollutant standards index hit hazardous levels. Novita's Northpoint Shopping Centre outlet has seen a 30 per cent increase in air purifier sales since May,“More customers are buying this product because they read the news about the coming haze and want to be prepared for it,” he said.
Another sales representative of a Best Denki store in Junction 8 said that the outlet had been seeing an increase in air purifier sales for the same reason.BUY MASKS AND AIR PURIFIERS, AVOID GOING OUTDOORS IF HAZE BECOMES SEVERE: EXPERTS These are helpful particularly for vulnerable persons such as children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with chronic heart or lung diseases.
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