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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="cv3e0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cv3e0-0-0"><span data-text="true">Here is how you can protect yourself:</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9mcr6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9mcr6-0-0"><span data-text="true">• Wear facemask while outside</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a2ii5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a2ii5-0-0"><span data-text="true">• Only leave home when necessary, especially children and elderly</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="c5bnf-0-0"><span data-offset-key="c5bnf-0-0"><span data-text="true">• Avoid exercising outdoors</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="cvv76-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cvv76-0-0"><span data-text="true">• Avoid polluting activities</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5o6f7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5o6f7-0-0"><span data-text="true">• Keep doors and windows closed</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4ouea-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4ouea-0-0"><span data-text="true">• Reduce the use of automobiles</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="3s0g4-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3s0g4-0-0"><span data-text="true">Source: Department of Disease Control</span></span></div>
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How to protect yourself from PM2.5

People in Bangkok and its vicinity have been suffering from high levels of PM2.5 in the air or particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrograms. Exposure to PM2.5 has been linked to lung and heart disease.