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Very bad haze may postpone PT3 exams

Sep 22, 2019

PT3 exams will be postponed, IF the air pollution index in any haze-hit area passes the hazardous level of 300 or over. 

The Education Ministry says it will involve ALL candidates nationwide, even if ony 1 area posts such API readings. 

However, there a chance the govt won't need to reschedule the exams, as air quality across the country is expected to improve shortly. 

According to the Met Dept, the  monsoon ransition period is due to begin this coming week. 

During this period, the region will see heavy rainfall and strong winds, especially in the evening and night.

At last look, nearly 40 areas nationwide reported unhealhty air quality nationwide.

No other places had very unhealthy or hazardous readings.  

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It's not a good idea to wear the same face mask for days, during the haze period. 

According to the Health Ministry, reusing the same one for too long can lead to a buildup of germs inside the mask, and this puts people at risk of infection. 

It says at the most, masks should be worn for between 4 to 6 hours, before being discarded. 

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An American man has drowned off the coast of Tanzania, while he was proposing to his girlfriend underwater! 

According to reports, the couple were staying in a submerged cabin at a resort in the African country. 

The man proposed by swimming underwater without a breathing apparatus, and held a handwritten note against the bedroom windows, with his girlfriend watching from inside the cabin. 

He failed to surface after that.