In thick fog because of it air pollution Bangkok in Thailand has been around since the beginning of the week, with residents forced to wear masks. About 200,000 people were hospitalized this week with health problems linked to air pollution, health authorities said.
More than 1.3 million people have fallen ill in the kingdom since the beginning of the year due to air pollution, the Ministry of Public Health said yesterday, Wednesday evening.
The toxic fog that covers the horizon, linked to emissions from cars and industriesas well as from the smoke from the seasonal agricultural fires, which take place during this period.
Children, pregnant women and people with respiratory or heart problems should also stay at home, Khryangrai Namthaisong added.
The 50 districts of Bangkok in Thailand yesterday, Wednesday, they had levels of microparticles (PM 2.5) – which are particularly dangerous as they penetrate deep into the lungs – well above the alarm limits.
Today at noon (local time) in the central region of Pathumuan, a local air pollution monitoring service recorded 70 micrograms per cubic meter in the last 24 hours. This number far exceeds the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of 15.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) authorities have set up car emissions checkpoints, said spokesman Ekvarunyu Amrapala. Public daycares have dust-free rooms with air purifiers to protect the little ones, he added.
In a previous episode of peak air pollution in late January, the BMA asked residents to work from their homes, a measure that is “always on the table” according to its spokesman.
Bangkok’s new governor, Sanchar Sitipun, was elected in May on a promise to make everyday life more pleasant in a heavily polluted and congested metropolis.
Source: News Beast
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