由于印度尼西亚境内发生大规模野火，新加坡笼罩在浓重的雾霾之中，这导致空气净化器和口罩的需求激增。根据小米公司（Xiaomi Corp.）和戴森集团（Dyson Group Plc）等品牌的官方网站显示，这些产品的库存已售罄。家电零售商Gain City的市场总监Candy Cao表示，自8月雾霾季节开始以来，空气净化器的销量增长了约9倍。
The thick haze blanketing Singapore as wildfires rage in neighboring Indonesia is driving a surge in demand for air purifiers and face masks. Several models of air purifiers from brands including Xiaomi Corp. and Dyson Group Plc were sold out, according to their websites. At home-appliance retailer Gain City, sales of air purifiers have jumped to around nine times the levels recorded since the start of the haze season in August, said Marketing Director Candy Cao.
Cao补充说：“周末期间需求尤为旺盛，一些热门型号的空气净化器已经售罄；部分顾客选择购买带有展示功能的样品机以便立即将产品带回家。”该零售商表示将继续补充库存以满足市场需求。
“Demand remained particularly strong over the weekend, with some popular models selling out and some customers opting to purchase display sets so they could bring their products home immediately,” Cao said, adding that the retailer will continue to replenish stocks to meet demand.
随着新加坡遭遇十多年来最严重的雾霾天气，居民们也在大量购买N95口罩。多家在线药店和药房的信息显示，这些一次性口罩已经售罄或即将售罄。根据IQAir的数据，新加坡的部分地区的空气质量指数已降至最差等级，进一步加剧了人们的健康担忧。根据该数据，新加坡曾是全球污染最严重的主要城市，紧随其后的是印度尼西亚的棉兰（Medan）。
Residents are also stocking up on N95 face masks as the city-state chokes in the worst episode of smog in over a decade. Multiple listings at several online drugstores and pharmacies showed the disposable masks were sold out or will be “available soon.”A Singapore gauge of air quality deteriorated to the highest category in parts of the city-state on Wednesday, exacerbating health concerns as smoke from Indonesian fires envelop parts of Southeast Asia for weeks. Singapore was the world’s most polluted major city, followed by Indonesia’s Medan, according to data compiled by IQAir.
一项24小时空气质量监测显示，新加坡五个区域中有四个区域的空气质量处于“不健康”水平，而西部地区的空气质量则处于“非常不健康”的范围。总理吴作栋（Lawrence Wong）领导的政府于10月9日成立了雾霾应对工作组，并于周三开始向弱势群体免费发放N95口罩。新加坡还在社区设施中设立了雾霾避难所，限制了军人和学生的户外活动，并关闭了一些体育设施。
A 24-hour measure of air quality showed four out of five regions in Singapore at the “unhealthy” level while the western region was in the “very unhealthy” range. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s administration convened its Haze Task Force on Oct. 9 and started distributing N95 masks to vulnerable Singaporeans on Wednesday. The island also opened haze shelters at community spaces, curtailed outdoor activities for military personnel and students as well as closed some sports facilities.
国家环境局表示，一些商店可能暂时缺货，但零售商仓库和政府储备仍有充足供应。政府正与零售商合作以补充库存。
The National Environment Agency said some stores may temporarily run out of the masks, though retailer warehouses and government stockpiles have sufficient supplies. The government is working with retailers to replenish the stocks.
可持续发展及环境部长傅海燕表示，新加坡官员正在收集数据，并保留依据其跨境雾霾法采取法律行动的可能性。导致或纵容火灾的公司可能面临最高200万新元（约160万美元）的罚款。
Singapore officials are collecting data and keeping open the possibility of legal action under its transboundary haze law, said Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu. Companies that cause or condone fires can face fines of as much as S$2 million ($1.6 million).
在马来西亚，学校停课影响了数百万儿童，低成本航空公司Firefly因“持续的天气和雾霾情况”取消了飞往新加坡实里达机场的航班，直至周五。根据国王办公室的Facebook帖子，马来西亚王后拉惹扎丽丝·索菲亚向居民捐赠了73,000只口罩。
In Malaysia, school closures have affected millions of children and low-cost carrier Firefly canceled flights to Singapore’s Seletar Airport through Friday, citing the “persistent weather and haze situation.”Malaysian Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah donated 73,000 masks to residents, according to a Facebook post by the king’s office.
根据印尼林业部的数据，印尼本月已记录超过8,000个火灾热点，这是自2015年以来10月份的最高记录。能见度不佳阻碍了空中灭火作业。当局正在测试在南苏马特拉上空散布干冰颗粒的飞机，希望由此诱导降雨。印尼预计其雨季将比往常晚开始，可能在11月或12月。
Indonesia has recorded more than 8,000 fire hotspots this month, the most for October since 2015, according to its Forestry Ministry. Poor visibility has hampered aerial firefighting. Authorities are testing aircraft that scatter dry-ice pellets over South Sumatra in hopes of bringing rain. Indonesia expects its rainy season to start later than usual, in November or December.