Scratchy throat and burning eyes. Anyone who spends time on the streets of Bangkok these days is risking their health.
Since the beginning of the year, the levels of fine dust in Thailand’s capital and in many other parts of the country have regularly been in the red and therefore dangerous range.
The population is advised to stay mainly indoors, wear masks outdoors, keep the windows closed and use air purifiers.
The city administration ordered the closure of more than 50 schools in the metropolis this morning as a precautionary measure. The Swiss company IQAir wrote that PM2.5 air pollution is currently 13.3 times higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline value.
In the Thai capital Bangkok, around 200 schools were closed today due to air pollution, authorities asked people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.
Bangkok is the sixth most polluted city in the world this morning, according to IQAir.
Levels of PM2.5 pollutants, cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the bloodstream through the lungs, reached 122 micrograms per cubic meter.
Earlier, Thai authorities allowed working from home to reduce pollution.
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