. . . even beyond the upper limits of the Air Quality Index,
. . . which reports daily air quality around the world, and
. . . it’s taking a serious toll on Beijing’s residents.
According to one hospital official,
. . . the number of emergency room patients with heart attacks,
. . . roughly doubled over the weekend.
Hospitals are struggling to handle an influx of people,
. . . suffering from respiratory and cardiac trouble.
2013-01-12 Source: Beijing