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SINGAPORE: There might be “some restrictions” on outdoor activity such as entertainment during this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, but not on the race, if the haze currently blanketing the city-state\u00a0worsens, the motor sports governing body said on Thursday (Oct 8).<\/p>\n
Singapore has been shrouded in smoke for weeks, with the air quality currently in the “unhealthy” range across the country, just a day ahead of the race weekend and during a busy week of conferences with regional, \u200bbusiness, cryptocurrency and sports leaders descending on Singapore.<\/p>\n
Despite the pall from Indonesia’s most intense fires in over a decade, the haze and poor air quality are not expected to threaten track activity or the staging of the F1 night race, said a spokesperson from the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).<\/p>\n
“Air quality levels are being monitored by the relevant local authorities, and appropriate contingency measures are in place,” said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n
The FIA did not give a threshold for when plans affecting entertainment and other outdoor activity would be activated.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson said they were following recommendations from local authorities and working closely with them to safeguard the health of F1\u00a0teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Singapore’s National Environment Agency and tourism board did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday evening, the environment agency’s haze update said: “Under the prevailing southeasterly to southerly winds, smoke haze from these areas may continue to drift towards Singapore.”<\/p>\n
In 2019, when haze was similarly in the “unhealthy” range during the Singapore Grand Prix, organisers had first aid help on standby and made N95 masks available to those who needed them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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