Global Courant 2023-04-20 09:57:24
BANGKOK — About 2.4 million people in Thailand have sought hospital treatment for medical problems related to air pollution since early 2023, health officials said, as parts of the country are choked with toxic smog.
Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai were among the most polluted cities in the world on Thursday morning, according to air quality monitoring company IQAir.
There were 184,465 hospitalizations this week alone, Opas Karnkawinpong, permanent secretary of the Department of Public Health, said Wednesday.