Indonesia records more than 170,000 respiratory cases amid haze conditions, according to reports citing health data. The cases include a range of conditions, from mild coughs to pneumonia.
BBC News and Channel NewsAsia both state that a large share of the patients are very young children. More than 40,000 of the cases involve toddlers, with the figure highlighted as a key impact point in haze-affected areas. The sources frame the issue as a growing public health concern, but they differ mainly in emphasis and wording rather than in the underlying figures.
Across the two outlets, the shared picture is that haze exposure correlates with a broad set of respiratory illnesses and that toddlers represent a particularly high number of cases.
