Chiang Mai air pollution sparks health fears as hospital cases surge

The health impact of Chiang Mai’s prolonged PM2.5 or fine-particle air pollution crisis was becoming increasingly visible, with the number of patients affected by the pollution had doubled as the province remains blanketed by hazardous haze.

Chiang Mai University’s medical faculty had issued the guidance, recommending that people avoid going outside during very high PM2.5 episodes and use indoor air filtration where possible. It added that more patients may suffer from nosebleeds, severe nasal inflammation, eye irritation and conjunctival inflammation.

Until conditions ease, the fallout was expected to continue affecting both public health and everyday life across a wide area of Chiang Mai.