The downtown area of Bangkok, Thailand blanketed in a thick PM2.5 fog during sunrise on April 19, 2023. Matt Hunt / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Government employees in Bangkok have been ordered to work from home for the next two days in order to avoid a thick layer of noxious smog covering the city.
On Thursday, authorities warned that air pollution levels in Thailand’s capital and neighboring provinces had reached unhealthy levels, reported Reuters. Non-government employees have been urged to stay home as well.
Governor of Bangkok Chadchart Sittipunt said the mandatory work-from-home days would affect more than 60,000 people on Thursday and Friday,…
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