Malaysia has no more areas with hazardous air quality, but two remain very unhealthy
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- Malaysia had no areas with hazardous Air Pollutant Index readings as of 8 a.m. on Sept. 6.
- Kuching and Sri Aman recorded very unhealthy readings of 238 and 216, respectively.
- Thirty-five areas had unhealthy readings, while 23 recorded moderate air quality.
Malaysia no longer had any areas at hazardous air quality levels as of 8 a.m. on Sept. 6, but haze remained very unhealthy in two locations.
Environment Department data showed readings of 238 in Kuching and 216 in Sri Aman. Another 35 areas recorded unhealthy air quality, including Serian in Sarawak, where authorities declared a haze emergency on Sept. 4 after the index reached 519.
A further 23 areas nationwide recorded moderate readings. The Air Pollutant Index classifies readings from zero to 50 as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and readings above 300 as hazardous.
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