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Haze pollution forced several schools in Bangkok to close on Friday as the Public Health Ministry reported more than 370,000 patients had suffered from illnesses caused by inhaling ultra-fine dust particles (PM2.5).
Concentrations of hazardous PM2.5 particles fell by 41 per cent in Beijing and 27 other cities from 2015 to 2021 because of the winter clean heating plan, researchers say.
Chess players perform worse when air pollution increases, according to research co-authored by MIT economist Juan Palacios.
Unsafe levels of fine dust are forecast for the capital city from Tuesday to Friday due to stagnant air and extensive burn-off in Cambodia.
Public transport vehicles are being checked more thoroughly for black smoke emissions to curb fine dust pollution in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces, says the Pollution Control Department (PCD).