Hospitals put on the alert

Hospitals put on the alert: "The outpatient and emergency units at the Penang Hospital and private hospitals here have been put on alert for a possible influx of patients seeking treatment for asthma and respiratory illnesses.
A Penang General Hospital spokesman said so far, no one had been admitted to the hospital due to breathing problems caused by the haze.
Private hospitals on the island had instructed their staff to be on the alert for any haze-related cases.
However, none of the hospitals have recorded any admission of patients suffering from illnesses due to the haze.
On Friday, 30 pupils from Sekolah Rendah Datuk Keramat in Jalan Perak here were given outpatient treatment at the Penang Hospital after complaining of breathing difficulties.
Hospital director Datuk Dr Zaininah Md Zain said the Year Two and Year Three pupils were brought to the hospital after the school's afternoon session ended. "