From December 28th to 30th, North China will experience the strongest haze since autumn and winter this year. The 28th to 30th is the main period of haze weather. Tianjin will experience moderate to severe haze, with light fog and local heavy fog from night to morning. During this period, the air quality can reach moderate to severe pollution.
City authorities in Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei Province, issued a red alert for heavy air pollution on Monday morning and implemented a series of response measures, including restrictions on vehicles based on odd-even license plate numbers, in an attempt to mitigate the impact of severe pollution on public health, local media reported on Monday.
Air conditions in Shijiazhuang have worsened starting from Sunday, and pollutants have continued to accumulate, which may result in air quality throughout the city experiencing moderate to severe levels of pollution, according to the Shijiazhuang Daily.
In order to mitigate the impact of heavy air pollution on public health, the local government has upgraded the air pollution orange alert to a red alert as of 7 am on Monday and activated emergency response measures.