Smog continues around Ostrava, Ústí

Smog alerts continue in various cities around the Czech Republic, while the situation has improved slightly. Around the region of Moravia-Silesia the amount of dust is two to three times the permissible limit of 50 micrograms per cubic metre. The same applies to the region of Ústí nad Labem and the town of Most, where conditions improved on Saturday but remain at 130 and 153 micrograms per cubic metre, respectively. Factories in the region have been forced to regulate production for the third time this winter.