新加坡：由于跨境雾霾导致全国空气质量恶化，卫生部（MOH）将于周一（10月12日）启动公共卫生应对诊所（PHPCs）和多科诊所的雾霾补贴计划。
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will activate the haze subsidy scheme at Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs) and polyclinics from Monday (Oct 12), as air quality deteriorates across the country due to transboundary haze.
所有新加坡公民均可在多科诊所获得补贴，而在参与的PHPCs，补贴资格仅限于特定群体，包括儿童和老年人。
All Singapore citizens will be eligible for the subsidies at polyclinics, while eligibility at participating PHPCs will be limited to certain groups, including children and seniors.
公共援助卡持有人将获得全额补贴的医疗服务，先锋和梅德卡世代的老年人费用不超过5新元（约3.90美元），其他符合条件的新加坡公民费用上限为10新元。
Public Assistance cardholders will receive fully subsidised care, Pioneer and Merdeka Generation seniors will pay no more than S$5 (US$3.90), while fees for other eligible Singaporeans will be capped at S$10.
该雾霾补贴计划上次启动是在2015年，当时新加坡经历了有史以来最严重的雾霾事件之一，印尼森林火灾的烟雾影响该地区数周。
The haze subsidy scheme was last activated in 2015, when Singapore experienced one of its worst haze episodes as smoke from forest fires in Indonesia affected the region for weeks.
卫生部还将启动PHPCs计划，旨在协调初级医疗应对，并在健康警报和紧急情况（包括雾霾以及最近的COVID-19）期间提供补贴医疗服务。
The ministry will also activate the PHPC scheme, which aims to coordinate primary care responses and provide subsidised care during health alerts and emergencies, including haze and more recently for COVID-19.
卫生部长王乙康在周日于堪培拉公园（Bukit Canberra）举行的活动中接受记者采访时表示，他观察到急诊科因呼吸系统问题就诊的患者呈周环比增长趋势，多科诊所也出现类似情况。
Speaking to reporters at an event at Bukit Canberra on Sunday, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said he had observed a week-on-week increase in patients with respiratory issues at emergency departments, with polyclinics also seeing more such cases.
王乙康补充说，病情较重的人应继续到急诊科就诊，但可在初级医疗层面处理的呼吸系统问题应在诊所接受治疗。
People with more serious conditions should continue to seek treatment at emergency departments, but respiratory issues that can be managed at the primary care level should be treated at clinics instead, Mr Ong added.
他说：“我们非常谨慎地保护这一资源，因为人们需要在这里应对生死情况。”他指的是急诊科。
“We are very careful in protecting that resource because people need to go there for life and death situations,” he said, referring to emergency departments.
“我们希望确保让人们感到安心……知道医生、家庭医生能够照顾到你，”他说。
“We want to make sure we give people assurance … that doctors, family physicians, can take care of you,” he said.
谁有资格 在参与的PHPCs，年龄在18岁及以下或65岁及以上的新加坡公民将有资格获得补贴。
WHO IS ELIGIBLE At participating PHPCs, Singapore citizens aged 18 and below or 65 and above will be eligible for the subsidies.
这些补贴也将适用于接受公共援助、先锋一代和建国一代计划的受益人、CHAS蓝卡和橙卡持有者以及医疗费用豁免卡持有者。所有新加坡公民在全科诊所均符合资格。
The subsidies will also be available to those on Public Assistance, Pioneer Generation and Merdeka Generation schemes, CHAS Blue and Orange cardholders, and Medical Fee Exemption Card holders. All Singapore citizens will be eligible at polyclinics.
雾霾补贴计划涵盖的疾病包括过敏性鼻炎、哮喘、支气管炎、结膜炎、慢性阻塞性肺疾病、上呼吸道感染及其并发症。
Conditions covered under the haze subsidy scheme include allergic rhinitis, asthma, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, upper respiratory tract infection and their complications.
公众可参考卫生部网站查看参与的全科诊所名单。参与诊所也可通过其全科诊所贴纸或雾霾补贴计划海报进行识别。
The public can refer to the MOH website for a list of participating PHPCs. Participating clinics can also be identified by their PHPC decal or haze subsidy scheme poster.
雾霾情况 新加坡全岛空气质量在周日仍处于不健康范围，雾霾天气持续。
HAZE SITUATION Air quality across Singapore remained in the unhealthy range on Sunday amid continued hazy conditions.
国家环境局（NEA）周六表示，未来24小时的24小时污染物标准指数（PSI）预计将处于不健康至严重不健康范围。
The National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Saturday that the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) was forecast to be in the unhealthy to high unhealthy range for the next 24 hours.
周五，今年雾霾季的24小时PSI达到新高，中央地区在下午5点的读数达到192。
The 24-hour PSI reached new highs for this year's haze season on Friday, with the central regioning a reading of 192 at 5pm.
新加坡28个机构组成的雾霾特别工作组表示，若24小时PSI超过200，他们已准备好推出额外措施。
Singapore’s 28-agency Haze Task Force has said it is ready to roll out additional measures should the 24-hour PSI exceed 200.
这些措施包括向符合条件的新加坡人分发N95口罩，在社区俱乐部设立空调雾霾避难所，以及在选定的居民委员会和居民网络中心设立避难所。
These include distributing N95 masks to eligible Singaporeans and setting up air-conditioned haze shelters at community clubs, as well as selected residents' committee and residents' network centres.
医疗机构，包括公立医院、全科诊所和养老院，已启动雾霾防范措施，包括使用空气净化器、在病房和走廊关闭窗户，以及在适当情况下通过便携式空气冷却器降低环境温度。
Healthcare institutions, including public hospitals, polyclinics and nursing homes, have activated haze preparedness measures, including using air purifiers, closing windows in wards and corridors, and reducing ambient temperature through portable air coolers, where appropriate.
教育部（MOE）表示，若次日空气质量预测处于危险范围且24小时PSI超过300，将考虑停课。
The Ministry of Education (MOE) will consider closing schools when the air quality forecast for the next day is in the hazardous range with the 24-hour PSI exceeding 300.
教育部长李显龙周六表示，任何关闭学校的决定将在前一天晚上8点左右通过学校和教育部官方渠道公布。
Education Minister Desmond Lee said on Saturday that any decision to close schools would be announced by around 8pm the day before through schools and MOE's official channels.
他补充说，部门将继续每日监测情况，并评估学校是否应在第二天保持开放。
He added that the ministry would continue monitoring the situation each day and assess whether schools should remain open the following day.
与此同时，可持续发展及环境部长傅海燕表示，新加坡已做好准备，在必要时协助印尼应对森林火灾，以应对持续的霾雾问题。
Meanwhile, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said Singapore is prepared to help Indonesia in fighting forest fires wherever necessary amid the ongoing haze.
印尼正面临11年来最严重的野火，超级厄尔尼诺天气条件导致该国森林和田野干旱。
Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with super El Nino weather conditions parching the country's forests and fields.
印尼林业部长拉贾·朱利·安东尼上个月对印尼媒体表示，由于雨季预计将晚到，野火可能持续至11月初，他呼吁人们在长期干旱期间停止使用火来清理土地。
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni told Indonesian media last month that wildfires could go on until early November with the rainy season expected to arrive late, as he urged people to stop using fire to clear land during an extended drought.