Let's begin again this morning with the very poor air quality affecting millions of people in South Korea.<br />The nation is continuing to feel the ill effects of hazardous levels of fine dust.<br />The situation is so concerning that local governments in Seoul and its surrounding areas have issued emergency measures for three consecutive days now.<br />However, whether such measures make much of a difference in tackling the fine dust remains debatable. <br />Kim Hyo-sun has the details. <br />South Korea's air quality has not improved,... with most regions still blanketed with thick levels of fine dust. <br />Most of the country, including the central Chungcheong-do Province will see fine dust levels stay at "very bad,"... while other regions will remain "bad." <br /><br />"Dense fine dust settled over the country due to fine dust arriving from China plus fine dust produced within South Korea that stagnated for a long period of time due to high atmospheric pressure."<br /><br />In a bid to tackle the worsened air quality,... countermeasures put forth by ten cities and provinces will be expanded on Tuesday to the entire nation. <br />This is the first time Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan area have issued such measures for three consecutive days since such system was introduced in 2017. <br />They include closing down parking lots at public offices, prohibiting the use of diesel cars manufactured before 2005, and an alternate-day no-driving system. <br />The National Institute of Environmental Research says the air quality will begin to improve starting Tuesday afternoon. <br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
