BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thai authorities urged Bangkok residents to work from home and wear respirator masks outdoors as air pollution level worsens in one of the world’s most-visited cities.
Residents in the city of more than 10 million should work from home if possible, or switch from personal vehicles to public transport options if they need to commute, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said in a statement on Tuesday . Authorities will seek to control activities causing dust particles such as outdoor burning, construction and combustion from truck engines, he said.
Bangkok and other Thai cities have grappled with poor air quality in recent years, with pollution tending to get worse in the dry season around December to February. Some cities in Thailand’s northern region and those near Bangkok are battling unhealthy air quality on Wednesday morning, official data showed. Bangkok and 23 other provinces are on the list of cities with high levels of PM 2.5, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
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