You can find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out Last week, the federal government announced would supply more than 1.8 million P2 face masks to frontline workers and people at risk in bushfire regions. There wasn’t a major spike in hospital visits when the smoke haze blanketed Melbourne last week, but he said there was always a risk of an increase in patients in these conditions. The tournament has drawn criticism from players for contesting matches in conditions that led one, Dalila Jakupovic, to collapse to her knees while coughing heavily, and another, Bernard Tomic, to seek medical attention because of trouble breathing. Dr Barraclough was particularly worried because bushfire smoke particles were so small they were able to be breathed in very deeply and could make their way into people’s bloodstreams. On Wednesday, Canadian qualifier Brayden Schnur was critical of officials after his first-round win over Sebastian Ofner, and said stars such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal should be more outspoken about playing conditions. The federal government on Monday said A$50 million (£26 million) would be given to an emergency wildlife recovery programme, describing the bushfires as "an ecological disaster" that threatened several species including koalas and rock wallabies. "The more I think about the conditions we played in ... the more it boils my blood," Broady posted on Twitter. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.

But chief health officer Dr Brett Sutton said there was no general recommendation to wear masks. Tennis Australia said onsite conditions were improving and were being constantly monitored. The mask shortage was of concern for Melbourne doctor Katherine Barraclough, who said the impact of long-term exposure to bushfire smoke was unknown. When conditions are good, or good to moderate air quality, that’s the time to open doors. Vet behaviourist Dr Kersti Seksel said the advice for animals was much the same for humans and it was best to keep pets inside. Scores of retailers run out of face masks following a spike in demand amid h azardous air quality levels across parts of Victoria. He said the hazard was likely to remain into Wednesday. Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says that Melbourne can expect to have hazardous to poor air quality for much of the week as smoke from the nation's bushfires move around the country.
At least 180 fires continued to burn across Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) states although widespread rainfall is forecast for fire-hit areas on the east coast from Wednesday. Sutton says the elderly, the young, and those with asthma should stay indoors as Melbourne gets the honour of briefly having the world's worst air polution. The level of smoke has been so bad, it has been setting off smoke alarms since hazard levels spiked. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. “Don’t assume that you are going to be protected if you are indoors,” she said. At this stage, the plane is still expected to arrive in Melbourne tonight. ", Broady, who finished last year ranked No. The CFMMEU on Tuesday morning urged the suspension of outdoor construction work for tradies. here. Get real-time, historical and forecast PM2.5 and weather data. The city’s air quality levels have this morning improved to “very poor” quality, but the CBD skyline is barely visible amid the thick smoke haze. Tiley said Thursday the conditions were under a threshold set after Australian Open organizers consulted with with sports and medical experts, and scientists from the Environmental Protection Authority.

pic.twitter.com/sPyKRt2RDQ. The political fallout from the unprecedented scale of the bushfires has pressured the conservative government to reconsider its policies on climate change. Spotswood Air Quality Index (AQI) is now Good. “We’ve got some showers expected into the afternoon and evening tomorrow and hopefully that will help clear things up.

British player Liam Broady was critical Thursday of the playing conditions he dealt with Tuesday in a 6-3, 6-0 qualifying loss to 131st-ranked Ilya Ivashka of Belarus.

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