May 5 is the world asthma day care. Chinese University of Hong Kong and Japan survey found that air pollutants per cubic meter increase in 10 mg, asthma hospitalization rate by 2-4%, and treatment of people infected with respiratory diseases will increase to 2%三. There are specialists refer to the seasonal peaks of influenza, asthma hospitalization rate is five times the ordinary people, asthma is required to wash their hands and fight the influenza vaccine.

There are now some hundreds of thousands of people suffering from asthma, 14 children under the age of about one in every ten people suffer from asthma. Chinese University of Hong Kong and Japan in February this year, the survey pointed out that the air in Hong Kong than the average concentration of sulfur trioxide or four decades ago as, and per cubic meter of air pollutants if the higher 10 mg, the rate of asthma hospitalization by 2-4%, especially the elderly and high-risk children under the age of 14 became infected with respiratory diseases for treatment of the public, will also increase 2-3 percent.

LIN Bing respiratory specialist subjects that will reduce air pollution a serious respiratory mucosal immunity, increased virus filtering, for example, the invasion rate of influenza virus; suspended particulates in the air easily and virus filtering, attachment, wider dissemination.

He cited research refers to the United States, the peak influenza period, 1000 patients in each of the three will suffer from asthma, the asthma hospitalization rate is five times that of ordinary people, because of asthma and tracheal stenosis due to chronic inflammation, inflammation of the throat with influenza, further narrowing the airway, breathing is not smooth and the trigger asthma, asthma should wash their hands and fight the influenza vaccine.

Chairman of The Hong Kong Asthma Society, said Raymond Tan, air pollution and asthma is closely linked with the flu, the Government has set air quality objectives, which is far behind the level of the United States and Europe and other places. He suggested that the use of WHO guidelines on air pollution standards for the final, and to invite an independent body to review every five years at least.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Australian government will delay the carbon dioxide emissions trading scheme for one year, so as not to hinder the economic recovery.

The report quoted sources, the government will delay the carbon dioxide emissions trading scheme a year, and to increase the medium-term emissions reduction target in 2020, about the year 2000 in accordance with standards, by 5-15 percent.

Australian industry complaints, will be implemented July 1 of carbon dioxide emissions trading scheme, would impede economic development, now the Australian economy has plunged into recession.