Schools in New Delhi will be closed for a week and construction sites for four days, the Indian capital's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday, as the city tries to protect people in a worsening air pollution crisis.

印度新德里首席部长凯杰里瓦尔11月13日表示，为在日益严重的空气污染危机中保护人们，当地学校将停课一周，建筑工地将停工4天。

He added all government offices would shift to work from home, while private offices would be advised to do the same for a week to reduce the number of vehicles on the road.

他补充说，所有政府部门职员都将在家办公，同时建议私营公司职员也在家办公一周，以减少道路上造成污染的车辆数量。

Earlier in the day, the chief justice of India N.

V.

Ramana asked the central government to come up with an emergency plan to tackle the dangerous smog, calling the situation "very serious".

当天早些时候，印度首席大法官拉马纳要求中央政府制定紧急计划来应对危险的雾霾，称污染情况"非常严重"。

The Air Quality Index in and around the city has worsened to 470-499 on a scale of 500, according to federal pollution control board data available Saturday.

根据11月13日联邦污染控制委员会的数据，新德里市内和郊区的空气质量指数(AQI)已经恶化到470-499，其AQI的最高值为500。

That level of pollution means the air will affect healthy people and seriously impact those with existing conditions.

这种污染水平意味着健康人群将受此影响，并严重影响那些已患病人群。

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