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Regional governments in wildfire-hit Indonesia shuttered schools in the first week October, as sickly air pollution continued to cloak several population centers in Kalimantan and Sumatra. An air pollution monitor in Palangkaraya operated by Indonesia’s environment ministry showed a PM2.5 reading above 350 µg/m³ on the afternoon of Oct. 5, which was more than 100 µg/m³ above the level at which breathable air is determined “hazardous” to health.
Disaster management officials in the province also warned drivers to exercise additional care owing to restricted visibility on key roads.concluded that school closures owing to the COVID-19 pandemic may have cut Indonesia’s Programme for International Student Assessment score, a global standard to measure literacy and numeracy among 15-year-old pupils, by 25-35 points.
Shifting schooling online also risks entrenching inequality in learning, with students unable to access a reliable internet connection, and children with special needs, among the worst affected. In South Sumatra capital Palembang, health workers continue to record high incidences of respiratory disease and schools have remained open. Health workers in the city of 1.9 million people diagnosed 15,000 cases of acute respiratory infections in September.
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