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Smog season returns to Bangkok
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published : 15 Dec 2020 at 16:55
updated: 15 Dec 2020 at 17:20 Smog blankets Bangkok s Bang Phat district on Monday. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)
Smog has made its annual return to Bangkok and is expected to continue into February, with outdoor burning banned for now and people working on the streets advised to wear masks.
City Hall has begun spraying water in the streets and work at big construction sites was ordered suspended.
People working outdoors were advised to wear masks.
Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, spokesman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, said PM2.5 levels averaged 74.6 mcg/cm in Bangkok on Tuesday. In Thailand, 50mcg/cm is the set safe level, higher than most countries.