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China orders factories shut as smog woes continues
CHINA has ordered thousands of factories to shut as it grapples with swathes of choking smog on Tuesday.
A thick grey haze shrouded Beijing, with the concentration of PM 2.5, harmful microscopic particles that penetrate deep into the lungs, climbing as high as 598 micrograms per cubic metre.
Levels in Jinan, a provincial capital hundreds of kilometres away, reached over 400.
Authorities in Beijing ordered the closure of 2,100 highly polluting businesses,Beijing-based media reported, and advised citizens to stay indoors.
Airlines cancelled over 30 flights from Beijing and Shanghai, many to highly polluted Shaanxi province, a key coal producer.
Most emissions come from coal burning which spikes in winter along with demand for heating, which also causes smog.
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