{
  "id": 9267953,
  "title": "Indonesia Records 174,694 Respiratory Infection Cases as Fires Persist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/indonesia-records-174-694-respiratory-infection-cases-as-fires-persist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T04:39:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2120137/indonesia-records-174694-respiratory-infection-cases-as-fires-persist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Health has reported 174,694 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in areas affected by forest and land fires between August 18 and September 21, with 40,363 cases involving children under five. Ministry Director of Environmental Health, Then Suyanti, stated that 4,533 active ARI cases remain, and the rest have recovered. The ministry is taking several measures to address the health impacts of the fires, including educating the public, monitoring ARI cases, strengthening health facilities, and issuing a recommendation for distance learning to reduce children's exposure to smoke.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Independent Singapore",
        "title": "Indonesia records 174,000 respiratory cases as haze from Borneo and Sumatra fires worsens — over 40,000 cases in toddlers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/indonesia-records-174-000-respiratory-cases-as-haze-from-borneo-and",
        "published": "2026-09-23T07:41:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}