Minister: Schools to be closed if API over 200


A file picture of secondary school pupils with masks to protect them from the haze.

KUALA LUMPUR: Schools will be closed if the haze continues to worsen, says Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid.

He said schools would be closed if the API exceeded 200.

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