Addressing the deteriorating air quality in the north, Thailand's health ministry urged the public to avoid outdoor activities and wear masks that can filter particles.
For several weeks last month the city was at the top of air quality information platform IQAir's global chart on poor air quality, ahead of Lahore and New Delhi.
"Its impacted my business ... people aren't coming can't see the view," said Sunat Insao, 53, who sells orange juice. Chang Mai, Thailand's third-biggest city, reached 289 on IQAir's air quality index index in March, which measures the level of inhalable fine particles in the air. "You can feel in your face ... I clean my face, I see the pad and I was like, 'this is really, really dirty,'" said Fernanda Gonzalez, 27, who was visiting from Mexico.
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