Respiratory problems climb past 170,000 cases in haze-hit Indonesia

More than 170,000 respiratory cases were recorded in regions affected by haze in Indonesia, a Health Ministry official said Tuesday, as the country has battled for weeks to control fires that caused the toxic smog.
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