A woman and child walk in the smog on a street in Beijing's Wangjing area on Nov 16, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Beijing on Monday was still choked with a moderately polluted atmospheric environment due to a round of smog that hit the city from Sunday and is forecast to linger till Tuesday, according to local authorities.
Beijing issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution beginning Sunday, under which a series of measures should be taken, including the suspension of a number of outdoor construction operations, and the halt or restriction of production for some manufacturing companies.
Under Beijing's current three-tier color warning system, the yellow alert is the least severe, followed by orange and red. The yellow alert is issued when the air-quality index surpasses 200 for two consecutive days.
The capital's air quality is expected to gradually improve on Tuesday evening when light rain starts to fall.
A woman walks in the smog on a street in Beijing's Wangjing area on Nov 16, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Dense smog obscures the background as passengers wait for their flights at Daxing International Airport on Nov 16, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Smog-covered buildings appear as silhouettes in downtown Beijing's CBD area on Nov 15, 2020. [Photo by Liu Shuaiye/for chinadaily.com.cn]
