According to an Air Quality Bulletin issued by the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services, the threat of health problems is expected to be elevated, for mainly unusually sensitive people, such as asthmatics and could potentially cause them limited impacts.
Hence, Active children and adults, the elderly, and people with heart and respiratory diseases on Montserrat, such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, and wear a face mask when going outside.
Synopsis: The air quality is down to moderate levels as a result of particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated primarily with a fresh surge in the Saharan Dust.
Air quality index: 50 to 80
Alert Level: II
Health implications: Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants, there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.