Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, chairman of the Haze Inter-Ministerial Committee (HIMC), will be chairing a press conference today (June 21) to highlight main points arising from the inaugural meeting of the HIMC.
Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong, Ministers Grace Fu and Amy Khor, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources Permanent Secretary Choi Shing Kwok and Dr Derrick Heng, a Group Director at the Ministry of Health, will also be at the press conference.
Dr Ng said that tomorrow's PSI projection is expected to remain in the 200-300 range. He added that guidelines issued by the committee do not indicate a hard line for stop-work as it is not sensible or sustainable.
He also said that panic buying of masks is causing shortages. The Government will distribute N95 masks free to about 200,000 households while NTUC FairPrice will cap the price of masks and the number each person can buy, Dr Ng said.
Source: TodayOnline