Biggest industrial polluters ordered to scale-down production

Regulatory measures are in place in many parts of Moravia and Silesia after air-pollution levels exceeded permitted levels more than three-fold at all monitoring stations in the region for three consecutive days. The situation is reported to be worst in Ostrava and Zlín where the concentration of dust particles in the air was four times higher than normal. The region’s biggest industrial polluters have been ordered to scale-down production and car transport has been restricted in most city centers. Children, chronically ill people and seniors have been advised to stay indoors as much as possible.