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Authority:Thai South has been moderately affected by seasonal haze
BANGKOK, July 7 (TNA) - A Thai authority acknowledged Thursday that certain areas in Thailand's southern region have been affected by seasonal haze at a moderate level on average.
Jongjit Niranatmetheekul, chief of the environment office region 16, under Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, confirmed that the index of air quality calculated by her ministry's Pollution Control Department through updated data gathered from several air inspection stations in the Thai South, including those in Hat Yai of Songkhla and in Satun Provinces showed Thursday morning the moderate air quality on average without any serious public health threat.
Jongjit said, however, that the mild smog, believed to have been affected by seasonal haze in neighbouring Indonesia caused by forest fire on Sumatra Island, has reduced local people's visibility, as she urged the local public, particularly the elderly, children and allergic patients, to remain indoors as a precaution at the moment to prevent themselves from smog-borne illnesses.
Meanwhile, thicker smog was reported in Satun Thursday, particularly at provincial forests, mountains and roads, prompting local public health officials to have prepared measures to take care of people's health, including a handout of face masks at communal hospitals and public health offices. (TNA)
Jongjit Niranatmetheekul, chief of the environment office region 16, under Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, confirmed that the index of air quality calculated by her ministry's Pollution Control Department through updated data gathered from several air inspection stations in the Thai South, including those in Hat Yai of Songkhla and in Satun Provinces showed Thursday morning the moderate air quality on average without any serious public health threat.
Jongjit said, however, that the mild smog, believed to have been affected by seasonal haze in neighbouring Indonesia caused by forest fire on Sumatra Island, has reduced local people's visibility, as she urged the local public, particularly the elderly, children and allergic patients, to remain indoors as a precaution at the moment to prevent themselves from smog-borne illnesses.
Meanwhile, thicker smog was reported in Satun Thursday, particularly at provincial forests, mountains and roads, prompting local public health officials to have prepared measures to take care of people's health, including a handout of face masks at communal hospitals and public health offices. (TNA)
