Recently, the city of Tachili in eastern Shan State, Myanmar, has experienced severe air pollution, causing many people to experience respiratory symptoms.
A citizen of Tachili said that recently, the air pollution in the entire Tachili area has been serious, and many people have respiratory symptoms such as runny nose, and some people have dizziness, headache, shortness of breath, lack of oxygen in the body and other symptoms, and such symptoms should be immediately treated in a nearby hospital.
A person close to the public health department in Tachili County said that the air pollution problem in Tachili is so serious that the health department has reminded people not to go out as much as possible, and the fire brigade and various charities are also working hard.
A person in charge of the Department of Nature and Environmental Protection of Tachili said that the air quality in the city of Tachili was monitored for 24 hours from March 2 to 3, and according to the measurements, the air quality index was PM25. The elderly, children, pregnant women, lactating women, patients with respiratory diseases and heart disease who are more affected when they reach the red level (unhealthy) should not go out unless necessary, and wear a mask when they go out.
The worst air quality in Tachili is usually in February, March and April. Due to air pollution, it has caused a certain negative impact on some neighboring countries.