Air pollution worsens in Thailand, more than 2 lakh people Hospitalised, People urged to take special precautions
The situation is very bad due to air pollution in Thailand. Nearly 200,000 people have become ill in Thailand this week. So, Bangkok is also shrouded in noxious smoke. More than 1.3 million people have fallen ill in the state since the beginning of the year.
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Air pollution is at its peak in Thailand. Due to pollution, a sheet of haze has spread in the sky. People are forced to breathe toxic air. The air pollution in the country is so bad that almost 200,000 people in have hospitalized in past two weeks. Bangkok is also shrouded in noxious smoke.
More than 2 lakh people Hospitalised
Thailand is home to an estimated 11 million people and is considered one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. But vehicular exhaust, industrial emissions and stubble burning have blanketed the country with toxic air.
According to the Ministry of Public Health, more than 1.3 million people in the state have fallen ill since the beginning of the year as a result of air pollution. So about 20, 0000 people have been admitted to the hospital this week.
People urged to take special precautions
Kriangkrai Namthaisong, a doctor at the Ministry of Public Health, has urged children and pregnant women to stay indoors as air pollution worsens in Thailand. He said that anyone going out should wear a high quality N95 anti-pollution mask. Poor levels of air pollution in late January and early February led officials there to urge people to work from home.
"No Dust Room"
A spokesman for Bangkok governor Chadchart Sitipunt, who was elected last year on a promise to improve the city's environment, said he would not hesitate to issue another similar order if the situation worsened. Ekvarunyo Amrapala told AFP the city-run nursery had installed air purifiers for the safety of young children as well as special "no dust rooms" to monitor vehicle emissions.
Unsafe level of PM2.5 particles recorded in 50 districts
The Ministry of Public Health said 50 districts in Bangkok recorded unsafe levels of the most dangerous PM2.5 particles. Its level is much above the guidelines of the World Health Organization.
In this case, the particles present in the air can enter the blood. PM2.5 levels have been above the safe limit in most parts of Bangkok for the past three days, according to the government's pollution control department.
Stubble burning worsens situation in Chiang Mai city
Apart from Bangkok, the situation was worse in the northern city of Chiang Mai, an agricultural area where farmers burn stubble at this time of year.
Due to which the air quality there had deteriorated further. Around noon (0500 GMT), the popular tourist destination was ranked the third most polluted city in the world by monitoring firm IQAir.
