{
  "id": 652936,
  "title": "Haze risk in Singapore: Preschools ready to move activities indoors if air quality worsens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/haze-risk-in-singapore-preschools-ready-to-move-activities-indoors-if",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:19:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-risk-preschools-move-activities-indoors-6314551"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore preschools are taking precautions against potential severe haze this year, preparing to move activities indoors and monitoring children’s health closely. Some institutions, like EtonHouse Pre-School Upper Bukit Timah, check air quality readings every two hours, with air purifiers and masks ready for use should the air quality deteriorate. Should the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) exceed 100, outdoor play will cease, and children will be moved indoors, where they will continue learning through indoor activities such as music, storytelling, and art. Preschools are also working closely with parents to ensure children with respiratory conditions are well-cared for and receive necessary medication.",
  "summary": "Some preschools are monitoring air quality readings as often as every two hours, while others have prepared indoor activities and air purifiers as Singapore faces a heightened risk of severe haze in the second half of the year.",
  "key_points": [
    "Preschools in Singapore prepare for potential severe haze this year.",
    "EtonHouse Pre-School Upper Bukit Timah checks air quality every two hours.",
    "Activities move indoors if PSI exceeds 100, with indoor learning continuing."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Haze risk in Singapore: Preschools ready to move activities indoors if air quality worsens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/haze-risk-in-singapore-preschools-ready-to-move-activities-indoors-if-653169",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:19:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}