Hazardous smog sparks red alerts in 10 Chinese cities December 24, 2015 - 10:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hazardous smog blanketing China's north-east has sparked more red alerts, with authorities advising residents in 10 cities to stay indoors, according to BBC News. The announcement follows last week's warning that a vast area of China would be badly hit by pollution. Beijing saw its second red alert over the weekend. The latest wave of alerts includes the industrial port Tianjin. Red alerts trigger advisories for people to stay inside, schools to stop classes, and restrict vehicle use. An environmental ministry statement issued on Wednesday, December 23 night said the 10 cities with red alerts include Tianjin as well as smaller surrounding cities Puyang, Xinxiang, Dezhou, Handan, Xintai, Langfang, Hengshui, Xinji and Anyang. They are among 30 cities including Beijing seeing "severe pollution". Another 20 cities have "heavy pollution". On Wednesday, images of a purple-tinged sunset in Nanjing spread across social media with many users attributing it to the pollution in the city.  Top stories A spokesperson, said a doctor gave her a vaccination on Friday, then tested positive for the virus shortly after. Czechs and foreign nationals with permanent or long-term residence will not be allowed to leave the country. Ravindra Gupta said the new test results were "even more remarkable" and likely demonstrated the patient was cured. The company got its first break with a contract to build code-making machines for U.S. troops during World War II.   Partner news |  Latest news JK Rowling's new children's book will be published free online  JK Rowling described "The Ickabog" as “a story about truth and the abuse of power”.Nearly half of accounts tweeting about coronavirus are likely bots It is too early to say conclusively which individuals or groups are behind the bot accounts.ECHR: Azerbaijan failed to enforce jail term for hate crime against Armenian Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan was murdered in February 2004 by Ramil Safarov.Coronavirus: 76 people told self-quarantined in Karabakh A total of 76 people have been told to self-quarantine in Karabakh, health authorities have said. |
