BANGKOK — Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing the national anthem, reedy voices and fragile lungs competing against eight lanes of belching traffic next to their school's open atrium in central Bangkok.
BANGKOK — Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing the national anthem, reedy voices and fragile lungs competing against eight lanes of belching traffic next to their school's open atrium in central Bangkok.This photo taken on Jan 22, 2024 shows pupils wearing face masks inside a classroom with open windows at Suan Lumphini School in Bangkok.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has promised to tackle the issue, with his cabinet in January approving a bill aimed at tackling dangerous levels of PM2.5 — particles so tiny they can enter the bloodstream.Nanthnan Hajiub said his 11-year-old son has developed a sporadic cough. The programme — one of four rolled out at schools in highly polluted areas — monitors the air and filters some of the harmful microscopic particles.
Children are at higher risk from air pollution due to several factors, according to Associate Professor Teerachai Amnuaylojaroen from the University of Phayao's School of Energy and Environment. Assoc Prof Teerachai said while"clean rooms" provided a safe space inside schools, they were only a"preliminary solution to the issue".This photo taken on Jan 22, 2024 shows an information chart of PM2.5 air pollution at Suan Lumphini School in Bangkok.
"Last week, was ranked in red and orange all week," she said, worried for the health of her students, mostly kids under four.
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