Respiratory disease patients in Chiang Mai increase by 20 per cent

Respiratory disease patients in Chiang Mai increase by 20 per cent

Air pollution in Chiang Mai causes an increase of respiratory disease patients by 20 per cent, while sinusitis patients increased by 40 per cent recently.

Director of Nakhon Phing Hospital in Chiang Mai Doctor.Chatchawan Siriniran said that with air pollution crisis in Chiang Mai last week, there were patients admitted to the hospital with respiratory diseases, eyes irritation, coughing, sneezing, allergy, bronchitis and skin disease which increased by 20 per cent from the same period of last year, while patients who suffered from sinusitis increased by 40 per cent compared to the same period of last year both before and after the rainy season.

The director had asked for cooperation from people to not burn all kinds of stuffs in open air space and avoid outdoor exercises such as playing golf and jogging because they might face more impacts, currently the hospital had given masks to patients who got respiratory problems and those who requested by spending the normal budget of the hospital.

09 March 2009
National News Bureau of Thailand