印度尼西亚卫生部周四表示，该国已记录333,470例与多地森林和土地火灾有关的急性呼吸道感染（ARI）病例。
Indonesia has recorded 333,470 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) linked to forest and land fires in several regions, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
据国营安塔拉通讯社报道，卫生部环境健康主任特恩·苏扬蒂表示，每日新增病例仍居高不下，报告新增4,522例。
The ministry's director of environmental health, Then Suyanti, said that daily cases remained high, with 4,522 new cases reported, according to state-run news agency Antara.
她说，最新的空气污染指数显示，多地空气质量已达到危险级别，特别是六个被列为火灾管理优先省份：廖内、占碑、南苏门答腊、西加里曼丹、南加里曼丹和中加里曼丹。
She said the latest Air Pollutant Index showed that air quality in several areas had reached hazardous levels, particularly in six provinces prioritized for fire management: Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan.
苏扬蒂表示，接触含有PM2.5等细颗粒物、一氧化碳、二氧化氮及其他有机化合物的野火烟雾，可导致包括急性呼吸道感染、哮喘、慢性阻塞性肺病、眼部和皮肤刺激以及其他全身性健康影响在内的健康问题。
Suyanti said exposure to wildfire smoke, which contains fine particulate matter such as PM2.5, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and other organic compounds, can cause health problems. including ARIs, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, eye and skin irritation and other systemic health effects.
印度尼西亚总统普拉博沃·苏比安托周四表示，如果外资支持的公司对反复发生的森林和土地火灾负有责任，这些企业可能会失去经营许可，被撤销的特许经营权可重新分配给印尼年轻人。
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Thursday that if foreign-backed companies are responsible for recurring forest and land fires, those businesses could lose their operating permits, and revoked concessions could be reassigned to younger Indonesians.
普拉博沃说：“关于森林火灾，有迹象表明许多外国公司负有责任。它们持有特许经营权已超过十年，但有些违规达三、四次，甚至十几次——有的多达19次。”他补充说，如果违规两次，就应吊销其许可。
"Regarding forest fires, there are indications that many foreign companies bear responsibility. They have held concessions for over a decade, yet some have committed violations three, four, or even a dozen times --some as many as 19 times," Prabowo said, adding that their permits should be revoked if they commit two violations.
据iNews报道，另外，数千名学生和其他人在东加里曼丹首府三马林达示威，要求政府宣布森林和土地火灾为国家灾难。
Separately, thousands of students and others demonstrated in Samarinda, the capital of East Kalimantan, demanding the government declare forest and land fires a national disaster, according to iNews.
印度尼西亚正经历异常漫长的旱季，厄尔尼诺现象导致了有利于野火发生的条件。
Indonesia is experiencing an unusually prolonged dry season, with El Nino contributing to conditions favorable for wildfires.