Government Introduces Dust-Free Rooms for PM2.5 Protection

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has announced plans to set up "dust-free" hospital rooms in 30 provinces to protect at-risk patients from the adverse effects of PM2.5 pollution. The decision follows reports of over 10,000 individuals affected by the fine particulate matter, with 1,407 requiring emergency care in the last four months. 

 

The provinces targeted for these special rooms include Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Phitsanulok, and areas within the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, aimed at safeguarding vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with chronic conditions like asthma and heart disease.

 

Recent data has highlighted a worsening PM2.5 situation across the country, with 44 provinces recording levels above the safe threshold of 37.5μg/m3. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has identified external factors, particularly burning smoke from a neighboring country, as significant contributors to the unhealthy PM2.5 levels noted in 26 areas of Bangkok.

 

In response to the pollution crisis, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt highlighted the issue of stubble burning by farmers.

 

Full story: NNT 2024-02-07

 

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[grego49]

Try doing aomething about the cause for a change,

As usual its just BS and nothing changes.

[Colabamumbai]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has announced plans to set up "dust-free" hospital rooms in 30 provinces to protect at-risk patients from the adverse effects of PM2.5 pollution. The decision follows reports of over 10,000 individuals affected by the fine particulate matter, with 1,407 requiring emergency care in the last four months. 

 

The provinces targeted for these special rooms include Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Phitsanulok, and areas within the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, aimed at safeguarding vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with chronic conditions like asthma and heart disease.

 

Recent data has highlighted a worsening PM2.5 situation across the country, with 44 provinces recording levels above the safe threshold of 37.5μg/m3. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has identified external factors, particularly burning smoke from a neighboring country, as significant contributors to the unhealthy PM2.5 levels noted in 26 areas of Bangkok.

 

In response to the pollution crisis, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt highlighted the issue of stubble burning by farmers.

 

Full story: NNT 2024-02-07

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

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Isn't everyone at risk? 

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Ministry of Public Health has announced plans to set up "dust-free" hospital rooms in 30 provinces to protect at-risk patients from the adverse effects of PM2.5 pollution. The decision follows reports of over 10,000 individuals affected by the fine particulate matter, with 1,407 requiring emergency care in the last four months. 

Futile.

[rwill]

13 hours ago, grego49 said:

Try doing aomething about the cause for a change,

As usual its just BS and nothing changes.

The room rate will change.

[dinsdale]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The provinces targeted for these special rooms include Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Phitsanulok, and areas within the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, aimed at safeguarding vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with chronic conditions like asthma and heart disease.

And what about everybody else who isn't in the dust free room in the hospital AKA basically the entire population. To be bragging about this just demonstrates the complete lack of grey matter between these empty headed idiot's ears. 2.5 161 where I am a couple of days ago. BMR. 

"....safeguarding vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with chronic conditions like asthma and heart disease." This number would be in the millions. 

Like putting a bandaid on a hemorrhage.

[Purdey]

Again, the Thai government addresses the symptom not the root cause. 

[john donson]

yesterday my phone said 5x more pm2.5 than healthy...