Bangkok’s air quality dipped severely yesterday, February 14, with an escalating level of fine particulate matter, PM2.5, recorded in most districts. This hazardous air quality led the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to urge both state agencies and private entities to facilitate remote working for their personnel today and tomorrow.
According to an official statement issued by Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, 151 public and private organisations employing approximately 60,279 people were encouraged to adopt work-from-home measures for the said duration. However, the BMA clarified that schools under its jurisdiction would continue operations as planned, owing to the establishment of safe zones to shield students and staff from undue exposure to PM2.5.
AirBKK, the designated air quality information centre under the BMA, reported…
