Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries and People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to step up the implementation of programmes and tasks on air quality control.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has rolled out various measures to improve air quality amidst the alarming pollution level in the city in recent days.

VOV.VN - The capital is currently enduring the most hazardous level of air pollution since early winter, according to the monitoring application PAMAir.

VOV.VN - Air quality in the capital has once again worsened to dangerous levels after it previously improved for a short period of time.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been compiling a directive of urban air pollution control which is set to be issued in August.