Bangkok air pollution forces closure of schools

Bangkok schools closed due to air pollution
Thai authorities on Friday closed over 350 schools in the capital Bangkok due to air pollution, according to local media. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has ordered the closure of all of its 352 schools and holding online classes due to the city’s poor air quality, the media outlet Khaosod English reported.
Pollution forces closure of over 350 schools in Bangkok, employees asked to work from home
The popular tourist destination recorded an Air Quality Index of 168 which is considered ‘unhealthy’ while the level of PM2.5 pollutants – cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the blood
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close
BANGKOK: Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday (Jan 24), city authorities said, the highest number in five years. Bangkok officials announced free public transport for a week in a bid to reduce traffic in a city notorious for noxious exhaust fumes.
Bangkok Urges People to Work From Home as Air Pollution Worsens
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration urged people to work from home for the rest of the week if they can, with air pollution forecast to worsen after already forcing the temporary closure of more than a dozen schools.
Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close
More than 350 schools in Bangkok have been forced to close due to air pollution, authorities in Thailand’s capital have said. The Thai capital has been struggling with hazardous air quality since midweek,
Bangkok air pollution forces closure of schools amid health crisis
Soaring air pollution and a worsening public health crisis today forced the closure of hundreds of schools in Thailand. Footage shows the deserted classrooms at a state-run facility in the Lat Phrao area of the capital Bangkok,
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