{
  "id": 8218318,
  "title": "Selangor mulls giving free reusable masks to students amid prolonged haze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/selangor-mulls-giving-free-reusable-masks-to-students-amid-prolonged-8218318",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:31:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/18/selangor-mulls-giving-free-reusable-masks-to-students-amid-prolonged-haze/235685"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Selangor state government in Malaysia is contemplating a novel initiative to provide free reusable cloth face masks to school students amid the prolonged haze affecting the region. This proposal is currently under discussion at the State Executive Council (MMKN) and is intended as a one-off measure to aid students during this challenging period. The state's Public Health and Environment Committee chairman, Jamaliah Jamaluddin, highlighted the proposal during a recent event, noting that air quality is expected to improve over the coming days, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings moderating from their previous unhealthy levels. Six areas in Selangor recorded unhealthy API readings, with Johan Setia experiencing the highest reading of 196, followed by Shah Alam, Banting, Petaling Jaya, Klang, and Kuala Selangor.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Johan Setia records highest API reading at 198",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/johan-setia-records-highest-api-reading-at-198",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:39:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Haze update: 35 areas now with ‘Unhealthy’ API, Selangor’s Johan Setia tops 193",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/haze-update-35-areas-now-with-unhealthy-api-selangors-johan-setia",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:28:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}