(CNN)Beijing residents who are putting up with extra security checks and traffic restrictions this week for the annual meeting of the country’s lawmakers are doing so without the usual compensation of glorious blue skies.
The Chinese capital was choking on smog Tuesday morning, even as the city’s environment bureau said an orange air pollution warning issued over the weekend was due to be lifted as the situation improved.
An orange alert, the second-highest on the city’s four-tier system, advises elderly people and children to remain indoors. During an orange alert, outdoor construction work is halted, and limited traffic restrictions are introduced in order to cut down on the amount of pollutants being added to the poisonous air.
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