adminJAKARTA. — More than 307 000 Indonesians have been recorded suffering from respiratory illnesses since the dry season started in June in the country, Indonesia’s health ministry said yesterday.
Indonesian Health Minister Nila Moeloek disclosed that the figure of recorded respiratory patients jumped by around 20 percent since the start of the fire in Sumatra and Borneo islands last month, pushing the government to take greater measures to terminate the regular problem in the country.
“The number of those suffering from acute respiratory problem has steeply hiked by 15 to 20 percent since three weeks ago,” she said at the health ministry.
South Sumatra, which has more population than other five Indonesian provinces affected by the haze, recorded the largest number of patients. — Xinhua.
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