That’s according to an Air Quality Alert issued by the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services on Friday night.

It states that the threat of health problems is forecast to be
elevated, for mainly unusually sensitive people, such as asthmatics, and could potentially cause them limited health impacts.

Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration

Air quality category: Moderate

Timing: Saturday morning to Wednesday

Air quality index: 51 to 80

Alert Level: II

Sensitive groups: People with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children are the groups most at risk.

Health implications: Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants, there may be moderate health concerns for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

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