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The alarming level of air pollution caused the closure of around 200 schools in Bangkok on Thursday, January 23, said local authorities, who launched an appeal for teleworking among the millions of residents of the Thai megacity. . From kindergarten to secondary school, some 194 establishments, out of the 437 managed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Area (BMA), have kept their doors closed, the BMA announced. This level is the highest since a pollution peak in 2020, when all schools closed. Bangkok, which woke up under a fog of noxious gases, was the sixth most polluted city in the world on Thursday, noted the Swiss company IQAir. The concentration of PM 2.5 microparticles, the most dangerous because they diffuse directly into the blood, exceeded during the morning more than eight times the maximum threshold recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Air pollution peaks at this time of year in Thailand, as in many countries in the region, due to cold, stagnant air that does not sufficiently evacuate vehicle emissions and fumes from agricultural burning. Read also (2022): Article reserved for our subscribers Air pollution increases the risk of stroke, cardiovascular disease and death Read later World Video Service Reuse this content
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Publish date : 2025-01-23 18:50:11
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